XABI Alonso, a man who brought grace and elegance to the Anfield turf, once said: “I don’t think tackling is a quality. Tackling is a last resort, and you will need it, but it isn’t a quality to aspire to.” Who didn’t enjoy the classy midfielder at...
THERE’S a certain bias towards Scousers playing for Liverpool and, I’m bound to say, I’m all for it. We can point at Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Terry McDermott, Ian Callaghan, Jimmy Case, Tommy Smith, David Fairclough, Sammy Lee and now Trent Alexander-Arnold as...
STREET footballers at an elite level are a joy to behold. Luis Suarez, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard were all phenomenally talented players who held an unnerving amount of raw abandon and instinct, honed into them on the streets of Croxteth, Huyton and Salto,...
Jürgen Klopp sits down for an interview with The Anfield Wrap to relive 24 hours of his life in Madrid when LFC won the Champions League. Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons host as Klopp goes into depth on his pre-final preparations, his feelings immediately after full...
On today’s Stats Show Neil Atkinson takes a closer look at Philippe Coutinho’s last two seasons at Liverpool in light of rumours he could make his way back and compares Gini Wijnaldum’s first half of the season to his second.
IF you’re a Liverpool fan in your 20s, it’s highly likely that Fernando Torres helped you fall in love with football. Loving footballers is a complicated thing. When I was growing up it was best confined to the bedrooms of teenagers, posters of their favourite stars...
THE gleeful face of Kenny Dalglish in the Anfield stands at the weekend was a reminder of a time so long ago now, it seems like another place – a different world. In so many ways it was. When that same face beamed with joy 29 years ago, there was no stand at Anfield...
SUNDAY was a good day. Considering it started with me dry heaving in the shower after over-excessing at a wedding the day before, the rest of it represented a great turnaround we can all be proud of. I left the house at around 8am, grabbing a dozen or so beers I...
THIS time last year, Liverpool’s first-choice full-backs were Joe Gomez and Alberto Moreno. Turn the clock forward five years from now and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson were still the men in possession. It already feels like...
THIS is the third article I’ve written about Andy Robertson for The Anfield Wrap. READ – Andrew Robertson: Why Liverpool Fans Shouldn’t Scoff At Interest In Scotland’s Starlet READ – Andrew Robertson: How Scotland’s Starlet Has Established Himself...
Big Win For Liverpool At Bournemouth | The Anfield Wrap
Taking the positives from Sunday’s 1-0 away win over Bournemouth in the Premier League, with the Reds subjecting the Cherries to their first Premier League defeat since January.
Neil Atkinson hosts Beth Lindop, Rob Gutmann and Phil Blundell.
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