The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Liverpool v Wolves in the FA Cup third round at Anfield, with The Reds needing to build foundations… JANUARY 28, 2017. Liverpool 1 Wolves 2. FA Cup fourth round. I remember getting in my car after that game...
Liverpool are struggling right now and with some big decisions to be made in the short and long term, a huge summer looms for the club… HOW was Christmas? I was struck down with a horrible flu for the most part. Feeling slightly better towards the back...
Liverpool went into the New Year with a run of wins and a new signing to boot, but that goodwill evaporated after the Brentford disappointment… WELL then. That New Year positivity didn’t last long, did it? Top four is a battle and Liverpool find...
Some Liverpool fans are pining for a more workman-like midfield, like the much-maligned 2019-20 version that apparently needed creativity… LIVERPOOL’S midfield. It has been a topic of conversation for many for quite some time and now, more than ever, with...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Brentford 3 Liverpool 1 in the Premier League at the Gtech Community Stadium… AGONY. That was. For 11 on the pitch, several thousand in the ground, all of us watching on the telly. For...
Though the ‘expensive flop’ narrative continues to follow Darwin Nunez at Liverpool, Reds won’t worry about the Uruguayan just yet… THINGS didn’t start well for Ian Rush. When the Welsh legend was initially approached by Liverpool in...
A background on Liverpool’s new signing Cody Gakpo, and how his faith has translated to his personality on and off the pitch… WHEN we signed Gini Wijnaldum and Virgil van Dijk I said something along the lines of: ‘to know the player you need...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Leicester City 1 in the Premier League at Anfield… LIVERPOOL were absolutely appalling this evening. It was staggering how poor they were for the first 35 minutes of this game....
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Liverpool v Leicester City in the Premier League at Anfield, under the Friday night lights… I ABSOLUTELY adore it when Liverpool make us look stupid. To be fair to them, the hints had very much been dropped....
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 3 in the Premier League at Villa Park… YOU do this thing. You say that it isn’t really about the football itself. It’s about all the other stuff. About...
The Anfield Wrap’s free podcast reflecting on a opening day draw at Newcastle thanks to an injury time Dominik Szoboszlai penalty after the Reds had conceded two sloppy goals with the second Newcastle goal only minutes after Cody Gakpo had dragged Liverpool back in the game.
Also in the show, Neil chats to The Athletic’s Jon MacKenzie about his new book ‘The Spectre of Pep: How Guardiola Haunts Modern Football Tactics’.
Neil Atkinson hosts Beth Lindop, Ian Ryan and John Gibbons
