Liverpool Youngsters Give Iraola Plenty to Consider After Tottenham Cup Win
Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup provided something that has occasionally been in short supply at Anfield recently, a genuine feel-good evening.
Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele reflected on a night...
Florian Wirtz at Liverpool, Why Goals and Assists Are Only Part of the Story
Florian Wirtz has one assist in five appearances for Liverpool this season and no goals. For a player who cost £116m, that is the number many will go straight to. It is also the easiest way to miss what is actually...
Cody Gakpo, Man City Interest and Why Liverpool Escaped a Major Transfer Mistake
Cody Gakpo’s sharp start to the season has quickly altered the conversation around his Liverpool future, and in truth, it has also cast fresh light on one of the more surprising stories of the summer. Credit to James Pearce on The Athletic...
Liverpool Injury News: Ekitike, Chiesa, Bradley and Leoni Return Timelines
Liverpool’s injury list is finally shortening, and that matters. Andoni Iraola needs continuity, repetition and a stable core if this rebuild is going to move at proper speed. Getting one centre-back back for 45 minutes against Spurs was a start. After a muscle injury at...
Federico Chiesa Return Date Revealed as Liverpool Forward Targets Comeback
Federico Chiesa is reportedly targeting a return to Liverpool training before the end of September, offering Andoni Iraola another attacking option as the new head coach continues to shape his squad.
According to the Daily Mail, the Italian hopes to resume training in late September following...
Liverpool Transfer Interest in Paul Wanner Raises Fresh Questions Over Midfield Plans
Liverpool’s recruitment work continues behind the scenes, even if the market has gone relatively quiet for now, and a new name has emerged in the club’s thinking. According to Christian Falk, Liverpool are monitoring Paul Wanner, the former Bayern Munich talent now developing...
Lewis Koumas Driven by Liverpool Hunger After Tottenham Display
Lewis Koumas has made his point quickly this season. Four first-team appearances, a Player of the Match display in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, and a growing sense that Andoni Iraola trusts him.
That matters. At Liverpool, academy players do not get...
Wirtz interest needs to be kept in perspective
For Bayern Munich, Florian Wirtz represents both an opportunity they once pursued and a reminder that even carefully laid transfer plans can end in disappointment. That history makes fresh speculation easy to generate. It does not, on its own, make a transfer any more likely.
Writing in his...
Rio Ngumoha contract: Liverpool urged to act despite no immediate alarm
Liverpool need to make progress on Rio Ngumoha’s contract, but David Lynch’s understanding offers reassurance about the player’s intentions.
Interest from elsewhere has brought the teenager’s future into sharper focus. Yet there is an important difference between rival clubs watching a talented prospect and that...
Liverpool v Chelsea Confirmed in Carabao Cup Fourth Round Draw
Liverpool will face Chelsea at Anfield in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, with the draw handing Andoni Iraola’s side a high-profile home tie.
There is no dressing this up as anything other than a serious test. Chelsea are one of the stronger sides left...