ONE of the most tiresome quips levelled at Liverpool is that they are often lucky with injuries compared to their rivals. That is, naturally, a complete contradiction of the truth. The Reds have been without Alisson Becker, Xherdan Shaqiri, Kostas Tsmikas, Alex-Oxlade...
I’D forgotten all about anger. The aftermath of the Villa game had nothing to do with being angry. In my house at least it was met with confusion. How did we manage to fail so spectacularly? We’d still have been battered even if we discounted their spawny deflected...
JÜRGEN Klopp didn’t want to talk about it. After everything that occurred at Goodison Park on Saturday, the Liverpool manager did not want the deserved praise of one of his star player’s achievements to be overshadowed by the other talking points. Now that the dust...
AT 2.25pm on Saturday, a wave of nausea hit me. At first it was a matter of personal pride. Since the introduction of VAR, I’ve subconsciously altered the way I celebrate goals. Anybody who sits near me in the ground would probably be able to tell you the same, so...
Neil Atkinson is joined by Rob Gutmann, Ben Johnson and The Independent’s Melissa Reddy to reflect on Saturday’s hectic Merseyside derby and to look ahead to The Reds’ first European clash of the season… For more reaction to all the news and...
