Liverpool FC Opinion

All-Manchester FA Cup Final Boosts Liverpool’s European Prospects

Liverpool continue their pursuit of European football for next season, though the exact competition is yet to be determined, with the FA Cup adding another spot to compete for. Under Jurgen Klopp's guidance, Liverpool has achieved six consecutive seasons in the Champions League, but a seventh seems unlikely. Currently, Liverpool sit nine points behind the top...

Virgil van Dijk: Salah’s Liverpool goalscoring feats aren’t appreciated enough

Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah doesn’t get the wider credit his record-breaking exploits deserve. The Egyptian moved level with Robbie Fowler, joint sixth on the club’s all-time list of scorers with 183 goals, when he turned home what proved to be the winner in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest. Salah has reached...

A deeper look into Liverpool’s torrid history of loan deals

Liverpool's recruitment has received widespread praise for its effectiveness over the past eight years, but there is one key part of the club's plans that never seems to work: loan deals. I personally can't remember a loan move working out for the Reds since Javier Mascherano all the way back in 2008, which says a...

Liverpool 3 Nottingham Forest 2 – The Post-Mortem 

Liverpool FC really do like to give the supporters hope, only for an inconsistent performance to bring us all back down to earth. Ultimately, three points is what was required, however, the path to get there was often difficult and once again showed how much we need to improve. After such an emphatic win...

Lessons Learned from Liverpool’s victory against Nottingham Forest

It wasn’t the prettiest by any means and the overriding feeling at the final whistle was a sense of relief more than anything else. If Liverpool fans don’t see a long throw-in again until next season it’ll be too soon, but as we’re at the business end a win was all that mattered. The...

Klopp Plays Down Liverpool’s Champions League Hopes Despite Win Over Forest

Liverpool have "nothing to do" with the Champions League race, manager Jurgen Klopp insisted after the Reds narrowed the gap to six points with a win over Nottingham Forest. The Reds came out on top in a rollercoaster 3-2 victory where all five goals came after the break. It was Liverpool's second Premier League win in...

Liverpool 3 Nottingham Forest 2 | Man of the Match

 Diogo Jota I was writing just a few days ago about how this could be the last season of our once-prolific Portuguese forward. With some truly horrendous displays and having shown little ability to play the game, it was not until the game against Leeds that we were reminded just how vital he can be. Today,...

Liverpool 3 Nottingham Forest 2 | Player Ratings

Alisson Becker - 7.0 The Reds player of the season, he would have hoped for a quiet afternoon in front of his home support. That obviously did not happen and despite being assured in his keeping, he seemed too relaxed with his distribution. No issues, just need to maintain concentration and continue staying good with...

Who should Liverpool keep or sell in the Summer? (Part One)

The upcoming summer transfer window is expected to be a busy one for Liverpool, as they look to overhaul their squad following a disappointing season. This mini-series of articles will look at which players should stay at Anfield next season and which of the current squad should be moved on. Today, we will be looking at...

Liverpool FC Transfer Special: Relegation Options (Part One)

With the return of The Anfield Index Transfer Podcast with Trev Downey and Dave Davis, we look at the teams who are bang in trouble and where Liverpool could swoop in. With the need for serious reinforcements this summer and a history of picking up bargains from a similar situation (Robertson, Wijnaldum etc), it...