Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Player ratings
THE players and manager deserve great credit to go from Sunday to that. Perhaps the Manchester City players, just like their supporters, failed to turn up. But they are still big and good and need beating -- and how they were beaten. The tone was actually set by three...
Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Five from Fitzgerald
EVENING, everyone. Gareth and Neil have asked me to write a regular column after each match because they probably thought I wasn't doing enough to earn the "contributes to @theanfieldwrap" line in my Twitter bio. Fair enough, I suppose. The column will follow the...
Liverpool v Manchester City: Familiar to millions
WHERE to start. The match at Wembley has destroyed my week and my life. The pain is too much to bear. I rarely go out these days. I can’t communicate with my family and friends are becoming fading memories. This is all since Sunday tea-time. And then I realise there’s...
“Jordan Henderson must die”: Footballers, fans and respect – not just a one-way street
ONE of the things lamented as lost from the game of football is the bond between players and fans. Supporters talk about it, old players too. We used to be the same and now we are not. This is mainly put down to money. How can you identify with anyone who earns more...
Liverpool: Such a perfect day (apart from the football)
I DON'T know about you but I had a great day out. One of them where everything comes off. Our minibus turned up when it was supposed to, the driver wasn't a Bluenose and he was sound (well in, Paul). We got to London without hitting any traffic, found a spec to park...
Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Player ratings
THE players and manager deserve great credit to go from Sunday to that. Perhaps the Manchester City players, just like their supporters, failed to turn up. But they are still big and good and need beating -- and how they were beaten. The tone was actually set by three...
Liverpool 3 Manchester City 0: Five from Fitzgerald
EVENING, everyone. Gareth and Neil have asked me to write a regular column after each match because they probably thought I wasn't doing enough to earn the "contributes to @theanfieldwrap" line in my Twitter bio. Fair enough, I suppose. The column will follow the...
Liverpool v Manchester City: Familiar to millions
WHERE to start. The match at Wembley has destroyed my week and my life. The pain is too much to bear. I rarely go out these days. I can’t communicate with my family and friends are becoming fading memories. This is all since Sunday tea-time. And then I realise there’s...
“Jordan Henderson must die”: Footballers, fans and respect – not just a one-way street
ONE of the things lamented as lost from the game of football is the bond between players and fans. Supporters talk about it, old players too. We used to be the same and now we are not. This is mainly put down to money. How can you identify with anyone who earns more...
Liverpool: Such a perfect day (apart from the football)
I DON'T know about you but I had a great day out. One of them where everything comes off. Our minibus turned up when it was supposed to, the driver wasn't a Bluenose and he was sound (well in, Paul). We got to London without hitting any traffic, found a spec to park...









