Everton v Liverpool: The Big Match Preview
IT feels strange to view a derby as a sideshow. At least it’s tempting to fall into this trap. Big Sam will say to his blue boys: "Their heads are elsewhere. Their legs are heavy, their hearts are lost in Europe". Jürgen Klopp, though, will be taking faces in both his...



Liverpool: The City Coach, Sensationalism And Talk Of A Tarnished Result
DEFENDING things like this always come with a caveat so here it is. Throwing bottles in the street is not a good thing. I’m dead against it. Presumably apart from the lads who were doing it, we all are. I’m less concerned about the safety of the Manchester City coach...



Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Match Review
THAT contained multitudes. First of all: Don't say they weren't rattled. Don't say it all doesn't mean something, this thing supporters do. Don't say that and never say that again. In truth, it took more than some noise. City were prepared for something. They had a...



Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: The Reds Walk The Walk After Talking The Talk
THERE was so much talk going into this game. So much talk that it almost felt like the buildup to this Champions League quarter final first leg against Manchester City wouldn't live up to its own hype. Champions League first legs can be drab affairs, focus laid almost...



Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Match Ratings
SOMETHING about these nights, isn’t there? Something that makes you giddy from the minute you get up in the morning. It’s hard to explain. People can poke fun; Evertonians can poke fun, but ask their lads if they were affected by the crowd. They settled quite well,...



Everton v Liverpool: The Big Match Preview
IT feels strange to view a derby as a sideshow. At least it’s tempting to fall into this trap. Big Sam will say to his blue boys: "Their heads are elsewhere. Their legs are heavy, their hearts are lost in Europe". Jürgen Klopp, though, will be taking faces in both his...



Liverpool: The City Coach, Sensationalism And Talk Of A Tarnished Result
DEFENDING things like this always come with a caveat so here it is. Throwing bottles in the street is not a good thing. I’m dead against it. Presumably apart from the lads who were doing it, we all are. I’m less concerned about the safety of the Manchester City coach...



Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Match Review
THAT contained multitudes. First of all: Don't say they weren't rattled. Don't say it all doesn't mean something, this thing supporters do. Don't say that and never say that again. In truth, it took more than some noise. City were prepared for something. They had a...



Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: The Reds Walk The Walk After Talking The Talk
THERE was so much talk going into this game. So much talk that it almost felt like the buildup to this Champions League quarter final first leg against Manchester City wouldn't live up to its own hype. Champions League first legs can be drab affairs, focus laid almost...



Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Match Ratings
SOMETHING about these nights, isn’t there? Something that makes you giddy from the minute you get up in the morning. It’s hard to explain. People can poke fun; Evertonians can poke fun, but ask their lads if they were affected by the crowd. They settled quite well,...









