Slot, Klopp and Liverpool: Why Anfield’s Emotional Transition Remains Unfinished
Liverpool’s transition from the Jürgen Klopp era was always destined to be complex. Replacing a manager who reshaped a club’s identity, culture, and emotional rhythm is rarely a smooth process. Yet, as Jonathan Northcroft wrote in The Times, Arne Slot’s greatest challenge may not be...
On Borrowed Time: What Arne Slot Must Do to Save His Liverpool Job
Liverpool Football Club rarely lives in limbo, yet that is exactly where it finds itself as another decisive spring approaches. Arne Slot remains in charge, but only just, and the sense that this season is being played out under review rather than...
Cashing In at the Right Time or One Season Too Early?
Alexis Mac Allister’s name being linked with Real Madrid should raise eyebrows, not because of the destination, but because of the timing. Twelve months left on his contract. Entering his 28th year. A summer surgery that quietly derailed his rhythm. This is no longer...
Hugo Ekitike really finding momentum at Liverpool
Liverpool have endured a season that has rarely flowed as smoothly as their supporters might expect, even under a head coach who delivered the Premier League title in his first year. Questions have lingered around consistency and control, but in the middle of that uncertainty, Ekitike has quietly...
Jamie O’Hara and Jamie Carragher Spell Out Arne Slot’s Defining Test at Liverpool
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is approaching a decisive phase in his Anfield tenure, with mounting pressure over Champions League qualification and growing scrutiny from prominent pundits. As the 2025/26 campaign enters its critical stretch, former professionals Jamie O’Hara and Jamie Carragher...
Liverpool Transfer History, Why Mattia De Sciglio Said No to Anfield
Transfer windows tend to be shaped as much by decisions declined as deals completed. For Liverpool, recruitment has often hinged on timing, opportunity and persuasion. Not every target becomes a signing, and some near misses develop into intriguing footnotes. One such story centres on...
Liverpool vs Manchester City – Premier League Preview
Date: Sunday, 8 February 2026
Venue: Anfield
Kick-off: 16:30 GMT
Liverpool returns to Anfield on Sunday afternoon carrying a rare sense of momentum. Ten goals in two games have shifted both mood and narrative, easing the pressure that had surrounded Arne Slot and restoring some belief that this squad still...
Jacquet Is Not a Replacement — He’s a Signal
Liverpool agreeing a £55m deal, rising to £60m with add-ons, for Jérémy Jacquet should not be viewed through the narrow and tired lens of “who is he replacing?” This is not about Ibrahima Konaté. It is not a reaction to form, fitness, or uncertainty. It is...
Liverpool Roundtable Sparks Debate: PR Stunt or Justified Clarity?
Liverpool's recent Reds Roundtable video has ignited a wave of reaction among fans and analysts alike. The panel discussion featuring manager Arne Slot, sporting director Richard Hughes, and CEO Billy Hogan was positioned as a moment of transparency, but many, including contributors to Anfield Index's Red...
From Roy Evans to Xabi Alonso as Liverpool Revisit a Forgotten Blueprint
Liverpool’s season feels like it is being played on two timelines. One is the present — Arne Slot, damage limitation, low blocks, and incremental progress. The other is clearly the future — a future increasingly shaped by Xabi Alonso, structural evolution, and a...