Liverpool FC Opinion

Observations from a disappointing afternoon | Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

Liverpool made their way to Old Trafford in the best of form as the Premier League's marquee fixture finally lived up to its billing, with the Red Devils emerging 2-1 victors. Marcus Rashford's first-half brace put Manchester United in command, but Liverpool didn't give up without a fight. Eric Bailly's calamitous own goal gave Liverpool some hope, but...

Key Stats As Reds Suffer Humbling Defeat

Liverpool crashed to an infuriating and at times hapless 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford. But what were the key stats from the Reds’ fourth league defeat of the season? Creative Juices Stymied Liverpool ran into an absolute brick wall, as you might have expected at Old Trafford against a well-disciplined Mourinho side, especially a Mourinho...

Don’t Look Now – The Reds are Coming!

On the recent Molby on the Spot podcast on AI Pro, Trev Downey discussed the recent feel-good factor at Anfield with ex-professional and Liverpool legend Jan Molby. Trev asked Molby if he had ever scored a no-look goal or a performed a no-look pass: "I think I might have done a no-look pass without it...

Dejan Lovren: An Unlikely Partner For Virgil Van Dijk?

Signing for a world record £75million in January, eyebrows were certainly raised about Liverpool's decision to splash the cash on Virgil Van Dijk. Yet, the Dutchman has already proved a worthy investment, posing a towering figure at the heart of the defence. Barking orders to his teammates while showing sublime distribution, he's helped address...

Ruthlessness Key As Liverpool Head To Old Trafford

So here we go again, the return of one of the most unbearable fixtures for many Liverpool fans: Man United away. It is a game that we love to win more than just about any other but know all too well how bleak defeat can be. Unfortunately, that has often been the case at Old Trafford...

Key Stats as Reds advance to next stage – Liverpool 0 Porto 0

Liverpool are into the last eight of the Champions League following a tepid 0-0 draw with Porto, seeing them through 5-0 on aggregate. But what were the key stats that emerged from the game? Pass, Pass, Pass. Don’t Shoot, Shoot, Shoot This was a game that Liverpool dominated, dictated, and played at their own tempo. The...

Anfield – Liverpool’s European Fortress

Liverpool is back in the Champions League knockout stages. Back with a bang. It has been a while. None of the players from the team that managed to go out of the group stages last time are with the team now. It took a change of ownership, 4 managerial changes and 3254 days for...

Combative Chamberlain: Understated & Underrated

Let’s begin with Gary Neville. Twice in the past week, the pundit has used his position in the Sky Sports studio to call out laziness in the elite of the Premier League. At Wembley for the League Cup final (sponsorships changes but the competition remains so please excuse my not mentioning them), he made the...

Key Stats from Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle

Liverpool moved back to second, at least for 48 hours, by comfortably beating Newcastle 2-0 at Anfield. But what were the key stats from the game? Defensive Solidity Re-Emerging Liverpool have recently increasingly defended well in patches, but this seems to be a patch that is working for the club. One goal conceded in their last...

Observations as Liverpool record 200th goal under Klopp

Liverpool played out a routine 2-0 win on Saturday afternoon, breezing past Newcastle on Rafa Benitez's return to Anfield. A first-half goal from Mohamed Salah set the ball rolling before Sadio Mane doubled the score after the interval, rounding off a superb team move. The result sees The Reds move up to 2nd in...