A WIN that puts us through, with a fair chance of topping a group in which it took us forever to post a win. Wasn’t always pretty, but some nice play all the same. Albeit with a few more miles in a few more legs. Anyway scores. Simon Mignolet 3.5 Massive respect...
A MIGNOLET FREE ZONE NEIL ATKINSON, John GIbbons, Dave Segar and Craig Hannan plough through Liverpool’s first Anfield win under Jürgen Klopp which see’s them qualify for the next round of the UEFA Cup.
IN writing about Bordeaux at home in the Europa League you are writing about Swansea City at home in the Premier League. Because you know, don’t you. You know aspects of the study that shows the impact Europa League games has can be hotly disputed but you also...
LIVERPOOL neither attacked nor defended nor midfielded with conviction against Bordeaux. It was frustrating to watch. There is a pleasure to be taken from the following 1-1s away from home in Europe: a) A swashbuckling side hammer the opposition goal but their...
CAUGHT out by the mad kick off time, Gibbo is busy literally blowing his own trumpet so that left us with no-one to do the ratings. As Twitter has been giving us a bit of stick recently we decided to ask Twitter to do the ratings instead. Then it can give itself some...
BORDEAUX. Just arrived that bit too early for me this autumn. Can’t justify this Thursday to be in amongst the vineyards. Were we playing it when we go to Kazan, well that could be quite different. Means it’ll be the telly for me watching this, though...
THE sports pages of today’s newspapers don’t make for a great read for Brendan Rodgers. From tactical criticisms to the make-up of a squad that is of the manager’s making, from a defence that isn’t stopping goals and an attack that isn’t scoring them, the...
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Weekender: Manchester, Meet The Champions
Gareth Roberts hosts Lizzi Doyle, Paul Cope and Ste Evans to look ahead to Liverpool’s top of the table clash with Manchester United at Anfield.
Also on the show, John Gibbons speaks to Alison McGovern, Philippa Smallwood and Leanne Prescott about Vicky Jepson leaving, and The Athletic’s Carl Anka looks ahead to Liverpool v Man United with Neil Atkinson.