NEIL Atkinson, Rob Gutmann, Philippa Smallwood and Stephen Evans are in the studio to dissect Liverpool’s miserable afternoon in Wales on Sunday. The Reds’ youngest-ever starting 11 in the Premier League era was no match for Swansea so did Jürgen Klopp do the right...
“I AM someone who wants to play every minute of every match. I am so ambitious, so hungry for success that it is hard to put it into words.” These sound like the words of a player who is driven, motivated and determined, writes JOEL RABINOWITZ. These are...
All right, everyone. Here are my five thoughts on Swansea City 3 Liverpool 1: 1) A Rival I was at a service station on the way to Swansea, queuing up for a coffee, when I sensed his presence. Turning around, uneasily, I confirmed what I suspected – Kristian...
IN the course of my life, I’ve been in the fortunate position of being able to have a number of debates with Jimmy McGovern, a close family friend and someone I respect above all others. The first took place in a Transit van on the way back to Merseyside from a...
YEAH, that was rubbish. Going to put as much effort into this as the players did. Danny Ward: 7 Conceded three but still our best player. Couple of really good saves. Should maybe come for the first, but others were more at fault. Nathaniel Clyne: 6 Thought he was ok....
THERE are loads of mitigating circumstances. Loads and loads. You know them all and you can even probably include the weather, which Liverpool never got to grips with, and the fact that Martin Skrtel is on the pitch. But, to enjoy ourselves, shall we pretend there...
IT’S funny how quickly perceptions and opinions of a player can change, writes MATT KENNY. With the constant stream of breaking news, 24/7 access to opinions on Twitter and podcasts all over the show, popular opinion from a week ago can almost feel old hat such...
ONE of my oldest and bestest friends is from Swansea. I met my friend — let’s call him Ross — when we were both fresh faced 18 year olds dropped into mid-80s Liverpool as undergraduates at Liverpool University. I think Ross was originally studying...
HILLSBOROUGH changed irrevocably the lives of 96 families, and thousands of survivors, writes DAVID WEBBER. It was, as Neil Atkinson has powerfully and rightly argued, a national disgrace. It prompted a cover up to which successive governments would be complicit, and...
I DIDN’T want to write about Hillsborough this week. I’ve found the right words in short supply. How can you ever do the 96 JUSTICE? But, equally, how can you write about football during such a momentous, emotional week? Never have I felt the build up so low key...
The Anfield Wrap’s pre match show ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Ian Ryan hosts Josh Sexton, Gregg Munikwa and Sean Rogers.
Also in the show, John Gibbons chats to Tom Fahy about Friday nights game and Neil Atkinson talks to Les Wright and Danny Smith about their charity 5-a-side fundraiser in June.
