IT’S an enormous day. A momentous one, and one for which I, and many of us, were not prepared. I’ve always wondered what it would feel like. I pictured celebrations in city squares, hugging strangers and downing pint after pint after pint as those responsible,...
RAFA BENITEZ, oh Rafa Benitez. How did his men get a result at Anfield – what could Liverpool have done better in the game against Newcastle United and what does this say about the Villareal game which is next. As ever the Tuesday Review has its ideas, its own...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined on our free flagship podcast by James McKenna, Rob Gutmann and Simon Hughes for this week’s big show. The lads discuss Liverpool’s painful 2-2 draw with Rafael Benitez’s Newcastle United, a game in which Liverpool had won by half time only to...
HOW many of these games have we seen this year, eh? The Reds were totally, brilliantly dominant first half. A machine – a pressing wrecking ball of a machine that could have run over anyone. Newcastle couldn’t cope; Liverpool’s shape, organisation and pressing...
NEIL ATKINSON was joined John Gibbons, Phillipa Smallwood and Paul Johnson after Liverpool’s disappointing 2-2 draw with Newcastle United. But if Liverpool win the Europa League and a point is the difference between Benitez relegating Sam Allardyce then everyone...
DEARIE me, Liverpool. In such control and then they threw it away. I tweeted at half time that the next goal would be crucial, thinking if they got one they might get their tails up. Newcastle showing plenty of effort so next goal key. Fingers crossed for no injuries....
EVENING, everyone. Hope you’re all keeping well. Here’s Five from Fitzgerald on Liverpool 2 Newcastle 2. I wasn’t going to do it but then The Anfield Wrap’s Kate Forrester called me a lazy twat and threatened to beat me up. 1) Stranded A few...
RAFAEL Benitez and Jürgen Klopp are cut from the same cloth. Both are football obsessives; passion at their managerial core, but pragmatism at the root of their approach. As Liverpool embark on a new era under the open, charismatic extrovert Klopp, the more guarded...
NEIL ATKINSON is joined by Sean ‘Mold Alexandra FC’ Rogers and Ben ‘The Dog and Duck’ Johnson for a hot an heavy look at Liverpool 4 Everton 0 on this week’s CityTalk show. And how hot and heavy it got. But before all the goals the lads...
IT’S fun to play Jurgen Klopp. He looks like he’s having more fun that the rest of us. So let’s all have a go for an hour in an Unwrapped Special. Rob Gutmann has the beard, Neil Atkinson has the smattering of German, Steve Graves has the heavy metal...
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.
