Liverpool FC Analysis

Newcastle 2 – 2 Liverpool – PL Postmortem By Steven Smith After a Frustrating Opening, Liverpool Escape With a Point Liverpool’s return to Premier League action ended with a 2–2 draw at Newcastle, but the scoreline only tells part of the story. The Reds had enough possession and created enough opportunities to win the game. Yet, defensive instability...

Iraola will know the late escape cannot hide some familiar concerns Dominik Szoboszlai rescued Liverpool with virtually the final kick at St James' Park, converting a stoppage time penalty to earn Andoni Iraola's side a dramatic 2-2 draw against Newcastle United. For much of the evening, it appeared Matthias Jaissle would begin his Newcastle reign with...

Newcastle 2–2 Liverpool: Man of the Match Víctor Muñoz Sometimes a Man of the Match award is about celebrating an outstanding individual performance. Sometimes it is about recognising the one player who provided the spark that almost everyone else around him lacked. At St James’ Park, Víctor Muñoz falls into the second category. The young Spanish winger entered the...

Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool - Premier League Player Ratings The Premier League return saw the historical rivals meet on a day when Kevin Keegan was rapturously remembered. The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below. Alisson Becker - 5.0 The giant Brazilian stopper was caught too close to his near post as the opening goal flew across him to...

Dominik Szoboszlai’s New Contract Is Liverpool’s Most Important Piece of Business Liverpool’s decision to hand Dominik Szoboszlai a new five-year contract may prove to be one of the smartest pieces of business they complete this summer. While new signings naturally dominate the headlines, securing one of the club’s most valuable assets before uncertainty begins to creep...

Liverpool Should View Michael Edwards’ Departure With Calm, Not Concern News that Michael Edwards is set to leave Liverpool will naturally create concern among supporters. After all, he has long been regarded as one of the finest football executives in the game, playing a pivotal role in building one of the most successful eras in...

Could Morgan Gibbs-White Become Liverpool’s Surprise Solution? A Different Route After Missing Out on Diomande Liverpool’s search for Mohamed Salah’s long-term successor appeared straightforward. The continual links and huge fees mentioned meant that the heir to the throne was almost over the line. And then it wasn’t. The expectation was that RB Leipzig sensation Diomande would arrive at...

Aurélien Tchouaméni Could Finally Solve Liverpool’s Biggest Midfield Problem The Fabinho Successor Liverpool Have Been Searching For Ever since Fabinho departed Liverpool, the club has searched for a midfielder capable of protecting the defence with the same authority, intelligence and physical dominance that made the Brazilian one of the world’s very best in his position. Several players...

Liverpool Must Be Ruthless With Elliott and Chiesa This Summer Sentiment Cannot Stand in the Way of Liverpool’s Rebuild Liverpool’s summer rebuild cannot be based upon sentiment. It has to be based upon what Andoni Iraola needs to transform this team back into genuine Premier League and Champions League contenders. Every player must fit the identity the...

Liverpool’s Patience Over Diomande Could Be the Smartest Decision of the Summer Liverpool’s pursuit of RB Leipzig winger Diomande appears to have gone unusually quiet over recent days, but that should not be interpreted as a lack of intent. In fact, the silence may tell us exactly how Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes intend to conduct...