The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Liverpool v West Ham United in the Premier League at Anfield, where a win would sustain momentum… “FROM now on, they’re all finals,” said the manager yesterday. It sure felt like one at the weekend. The...
Despite being written off for all kinds of reasons before the game, Liverpool laid down a marker against Manchester City… SUCCOUR can come from the strangest of sources. This was the fixture no one wanted. Atrocious at Arsenal, moribund in Manchester and...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Manchester City 0 in the Premier League at Anfield… NO gifts, Liverpool. No gifts. There were no gifts. No gifts before 30. Nothing daft by half time. Get to 60. The chance...
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Liverpool v Manchester City in the Premier League at Anfield, where a win would answer questions… INVESTMENT, confidence, fatigue and shape. For those looking, these seem to be the four most-used reasons for...
Both Liverpool and Manchester City made big changes by bringing in Darwin Nunez and Erling Haaland – now identity is called into question… WHEN we recorded The Review yesterday, Sean Rogers made light of the fact he loves to shoehorn references to...
With his contract set to expire at the end of the season, Roberto Firmino continues to write new chapters into his Liverpool story… ROBERTO Firmino has long been one of my favourite Liverpool players of the modern era. A magician with the ball at his...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Rangers 1 Liverpool 7 in the Champions League group stage at Ibrox… AN actual game of two halves. You don’t get as many of them as you’d think. Sometimes the scoreline suggests...
The Anfield Wrap’s match preview before Rangers v Liverpool in The Reds’ fourth Champions League group stage game at Ibrox… LIVERPOOL need a break. That seems to be the general consensus, whether it’s the manager saying we need a bit of luck...
The last time Liverpool suffered such a slump was back in 2021, so how did they turn it around then and is there anything they can learn now? “WEARY Liverpool look broken.” A headline from March 2021 or October 2022? Trust me I’m not trying to start a really...
Liverpool have often been the team to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents, but they looked scared against Arsenal on Sunday… AND I chose last week of all weeks to write a heartfelt plea to get behind our lads and walk with them through the...
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
