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Christmas No.1: Observations as Liverpool sit merrily at the top after 2-0 win

Liverpool retained their unbeaten record in the Premier League this season with a composed 2-0 victory at Molineux, ensuring they remained at top spot…

Leanne Prescott 22 December 2018

Key Stats As Reds Top The Lot On Xmas Day

Liverpool stayed top of the league with another hard-fought 2-0 win, this time over Wolves at an incredibly rainy Molineux. But what were the…

Tom Holmes 22 December 2018

Player Ratings as Reds ride Molineux challenge

Another obstacle overcome, this time in the form of a side that have taken points from Chelsea and Manchester City this season. Brilliant from…

Olli Emmerson 22 December 2018

Midfield Conundrum No More, For Liverpool

Much of the debate surrounding Liverpool during the early stages of the season fixated on the midfield picture. Why was it not clicking? Why…

Leanne Prescott 21 December 2018

Fabinho is fast proving to be the future of Liverpool’s midfield

After spending the first few months out in the cold and adjusting to life under Jürgen Klopp, Fabinho Tavares is beginning to make his…

Scott Groom 20 December 2018

Do Liverpool need a Christmas Caulker?

To a casual observer, Steven Caulker’s six-month loan move to Liverpool in January 2016 represented the most bizarre of transfers. It’s very rare that…

Olli Emmerson 20 December 2018

Oxlade-Chamberlain – Liverpool’s Mr. Irreplaceable

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s arrival at Anfield on deadline day of the 2017 summer window kind of went under the radar. In any other window, a…

Sam McGuire 19 December 2018

Wave-Riding Reds Finding New Ways To Win

I know it’s popular to mock him and just generally hate him, you know, because he played for Man United for his entire career…

Tom Holmes 18 December 2018

Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United: A Tactical Breakdown

There is no other game which manages to unnerve me like playing Manchester United does. Irrespective of form or quality, as matchday approaches, I…

Hamzah Khalique-Loonat 18 December 2018

Liverpool v Bayern Munich: Two Giants Meet

The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League has seen Liverpool paired with Bayern Munich of Germany. To be honest, I’m elated.…

Karl Coppack 17 December 2018

Liverpool’s Defence is Great – Until We Get Some Injuries

It’s been a pretty good start to the season for Liverpool Football Club, all things considered. The Reds currently sit as outright leaders at…

Scott Groom 16 December 2018

Destiny Defying Alisson Writes His Own Script

You could write the script. It really was that predictable. Liverpool had been banging on the door all night, creating a good chance after…

Tom Holmes 16 December 2018

Why Liverpool Fans Are Underrating Mo Salah

I happened to glance upon a Twitter poll last week asking who Liverpool’s best signing had been during Jurgen Klopp’s tenure. I answered with…

Henry Jackson 15 December 2018

Rivalries Within: Crossing Swords With Jose Mourinho

Ask ten football fans: which is the world’s greatest football rivalry? You will get ten different answers – if not more. A Glaswegian may…

Qaiser M. Talib 15 December 2018

Naby Keita Offers Liverpool Perfect Weapon to End United Hoodoo

Liverpool’s recent Premier League record against Manchester United is woeful. If all matches were played without context, United would be the biggest two games…

Olli Emmerson 14 December 2018

Where does Mo Salah sit in the history of Liverpool?

Last season, before a ball had been kicked, Liverpool signed Mohamed Salah for around £36 million from Roma, in a move that was seen…

Luke Chandley 13 December 2018

Liverpool FC and Big Chances

Big chances are a crucial part of any Premier League team’s season. They help to differentiate the quality of a team. It expands nicely…

Tom Holmes 13 December 2018

A Look at Football Through a Basketball Shaped Lens

Data analytics have come forth in leaps and bounds over the last decade or so, as football clubs around the world seek to gain…

Ayon Anwar 12 December 2018

It’s A Two Horse Title Race, Get Used To It

As the full-time whistle blew on Manchester City’s first league defeat of the season on Saturday evening, it wasn’t just Chelsea fans celebrating. Liverpool…

Olli Emmerson 11 December 2018

How well is Jurgen Klopp rotating his Liverpool squad?

No Salah, no Firmino and no Mane. The seven changes Jurgen Klopp made to his starting eleven at Turf Moor raised a considerable number…

Joseph Norton 11 December 2018

Top, But Liverpool Have A New Type Of Battle To Face

And with a single swish of a head the whole path of the 2018-2019 season changes course. Not many Reds like David Luiz and…

Karl Coppack 10 December 2018

Joel Matip Must be the Man for Liverpool FC in Gomez’s Absence

With Joe Gomez’s fractured leg putting him out of action for six weeks, Jurgen Klopp has got a choice to make. It’s not as…

Olli Emmerson 8 December 2018

The Tale of Divock Origi and The Merseyside Derby

The Divock Origi substitution was getting close to the Joël Matip substitution when it comes to things that are almost a parody. Just as…

Tom Holmes 7 December 2018

Naby Keita Offers A Glimpse Into Liverpool’s Future

It has felt like a long wait to see Naby Keita truly announce himself as a Liverpool player, but he’s gone and done it…

Henry Jackson 7 December 2018