Liverpool vs Arsenal Preview – It could be goals galore on Monday night at Anfield

THE DETAILS Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Craig Pawson Date & Time – Monday, September 28th @ 20:00 Current Odds – Liverpool 9/20, Draw 15/4, Arsenal 11/2 ________________________________________________________ Two consecutive home games against The Gunners. Another great week that would have been for fans at Anfield. It's just not to be... All we can do is enjoy the feast of...

Klopp delights in “outstanding” performance of Takumi Minamino

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp was hugely impressed by the performance of former RB Salzburg star Takumi Minamino against Lincoln City. Minamino, along with Curtis Jones, bagged a brace in the 7-2 win at the LNER Stadium. Xherdan Shaqiri, Marko Grujic and Divock Origi were Liverpool's other goalscorers. Speaking at his post-match press conference, Klopp had some...

Liverpool Advance Thanks To Lincoln Assassination

Liverpool will play Arsenal in the fourth round of the League Cup after they thumped Lincoln City 7-2 away. A brace of goals from both Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones, as well as further strikes from Divock Origi, Marko Grujic, and Xherdan Shaqiri sealed the much-changed Reds' passage into the next round. The game was seen...

Thiago Signing Could Provide Harvey Elliott Big Opportunity

The signing of Thiago Alcantara has provided a major shot in the arm for Liverpool. The Spaniard, whose £20,000,000 transfer from FC Bayern was completed last Friday, will 0ffer the Reds the midfield creative dimension that they have missed at times against deep defending sides. The former Barcelona academy graduate will also offer Jurgen Klopp the...

Pep Lijnders faces the media ahead of Liverpool’s EFL Cup clash at Lincoln City

On Wednesday, Jürgen Klopp let assistant manager Pep Lijnders take the pre-match press conference ahead of The Reds' visit to play Lincoln in the EFL Cup. This wasn't the first time Lijnders had taken a press conference for Liverpool and it certainly won't be the last. As ever, the former NEC Nijmegen boss spoke at...

Divock Origi: The end of a unique LFC career?

Divock Origi's time at Liverpool looks to be coming to an end, following an Anfield career that has seen a mix of unforgettable highs, infuriating lows and plenty in between. The Belgian continues to be linked with a move away before the transfer window closes early next month, as Jurgen Klopp aims to get rid...

Henderson sits out training as Reds prepare for Carabao Cup trip to Lincoln City

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson appears to have missed training with The Reds on Tuesday according to reports. As per Sky Sports News this morning, Henderson sat out first-team training while new boys Thiago and Diogo Jota both took part ahead of Thursday night's trip to League One side Lincoln City. Henderson put in a great first...

Lincoln City vs Liverpool Preview – Reds travel to League One side in Carabao Cup third round

THE DETAILS Venue - Sincil Bank, Lincoln Referee - Tony Harrington Date & Time - Thursday, September 24th @ 19:45 Current Odds - Lincoln City 12/1, Draw 6/1, Liverpool 1/5 _________________________________________________________________ On a night when Jürgen Klopp will most likely field a team of youth talent and fringe players, we'll have an opportunity to cast an eye on squad members...

Tactical Breakdown: Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

An uncharacteristically error-strewn opening game left Liverpool much to atone for. Against Chelsea, the side played with fanatic verve and doctrinal discipline, banishing the demons that had led to questions over Liverpool's commitment and ability to retain the title. This was, by a distance, the best Liverpool have played since March, six long months...

Injury update on Liverpool’s duo of centre-backs

Jürgen Klopp gave a brief injury update regarding Joe Gomez and Joël Matip after Liverpool's win at Chelsea. The Reds won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in a game where Fabinho had to step in as centre-half to play alongside Virgil van Dijk. Thankfully, Fabinho could be relied on as per usual, putting in...

Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool: Key stats from an imposing victory

Liverpool capped off a glorious weekend with a commanding triumph against potential title rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, maintaining their 100% start to the season. Here are some of the standout facts and figures from a key early win against Frank Lampard's 10 men. Outstanding Fabinho unruffled at centre-half Back in February 2019, Virgil van Dijk's suspension...

Observations as Liverpool take another three points from Stamford Bridge

It was Sadio Mane's turn to get amongst the goals as Liverpool made it two wins from two in the Premier League by virtue of a 2-0 victory away to Chelsea on Sunday evening. With a cagey first half winding down to a goalless close, Andreas Christensen delivered what would be a fateful blow to...

Winner of our £250 competition with Which Bookie Revealed!

After an exciting start to the season for the Reds, one lucky fan has seen those levels upped even further as the winner of our £250 competition with WhichBookie has been unveiled. After thousands of entries, we can reveal that Victoria Connolly is the winner, correctly answering the question to… Who was the Liverpool manager when...

Liverpool News – Weekend Summary

After a busy few days for the club, let's take a look at all the latest Liverpool FC news as The Reds made it six points from six at Chelsea on Sunday. Jota signed Liverpool confirmed the signing of Portugal international Diogo Jota on Saturday afternoon. The former Wolves forward left Molineux after three seasons at...

Chelsea 0 – 2 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match ?

Liverpool travelled to 'potential' title contenders Chelsea in their opening away game in the league and came out deserved winners in a professional, controlled performance. Liverpool made one forced change in defence with Fabinho being forced to line up in defence along side Trent Arnold, Van Dijk and Robertson due to injuries to Gomez and Matip. There...

Mané Brace Sees Liverpool Burn The Bridge

A brace from Sadio Mané saw Liverpool continue their winning start to their title defence with a 2-0 win over 10 man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Reds, who handed a debut to Thiago off the bench, were comfortable throughout -- despite conceding a penalty which Alisson saved -- and Andreas Christensen's red card, for...

Player Ratings as Liverpool Dispatch Chelsea

Liverpool move onto 6 points from the first 2 games of the 2020/21 Premier League season with a 2-0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A red card late in the first half made it a simple victory for the Reds but, in truth, we’d have gone on to win comfortably either way. GOALKEEPER: Alisson -...

Predicting Liverpool’s Thiago Inspired Marketing Boom

This week has seen Michael Edwards once again stun everyone to secure the near-simultaneous signings of Diogo Jota and Thiago Alcantara. Just as Everton were about to use James Rodriguez to lift the trophy for most new Instagram followers, Liverpool’s recruitment team pulled it out the bag with a player the BBC quite rightly describe...

Why Liverpool signed Diogo Jota

Last year, I spent about a week working on a project for work. With Liverpool in need of a fourth attacker, I took it upon myself to draw up a list of potential candidates. But before that, the challenge was to profile Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah before they moved to Anfield in order...

Thiago signs, so what’s Liverpool’s best midfield now?

It's the news we've all been waiting for. Thiago Alcantara is finally on his way to Merseyside to complete a highly anticipated switch from Bayern Munich. The 29-year-old Spanish maestro has long been linked with Liverpool over the summer transfer window and now, after seemingly reaching an impasse, a deal has been struck between the...

Thiago Signing Indicates Lijnders’ Growing Influence

Finally, after an interminable series of "updates" on Thiago Alcantara's future, Liverpool have agreed a fee of £27,000,000 with FC Bayern for the Spanish international. Precisely no one will miss the daily reports telling us -- with the wording changed, to disguise the fact there was nothing new being said, after consulting a thesaurus --...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting eleven to face Chelsea on Sunday?

Liverpool travel to London this weekend as they prepare to face Chelsea in the Premier League. We've had a look at what starting lineup Jürgen Klopp might go with. The Reds began their season with a 4-3 home win over newly-promoted Leeds United last Saturday evening. It was an end-to-end clash at Anfield with Mohamed...

Chelsea vs Liverpool Preview – Can Klopp’s men make it four PL wins in a row against The Blues?

THE DETAILS Venue – Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Referee – Paul Tierney Date & Time – Sunday, September 20th @ 16:30 Current Odds – Chelsea 21/10, Draw 13/5, Liverpool 6/5 ________________________________________________________ Liverpool have won their last three Premier League meetings with Chelsea. Yet, this weekend's game is likely to be one of the toughest tests Jürgen Klopp and his side have...

Thiago to Liverpool – it’s happening!

Liverpool finally look like they're going to secure the signature of FC Bayern's world-class midfielder Thiago Alcântara after one of the most drawn-out transfer sagas in recent years. This morning, news reports broke claiming that the deal was just about completed with Liverpool agreeing to pay the €30 million price-tag FC Bayern had put on...

Salah’s Swan Song?

After Mohamed Salah started the 2020/21 campaign with a red-hot performance against Leeds, is it time for us Liverpool fans to recognise the real possibility that this season may be his last at the club? Salah joined Liverpool from Serie A side AS Roma in the summer of 2017 after Jürgen Klopp was convinced he...

Liverpool news – Midweek roundup

With Liverpool's domestic season back underway since last weekend, let's take a quick look at all the news regarding our club so far this week. Goalkeeper to sign As reported by us yesterday, Liverpool expect to complete the signing of young Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga this week. The Fluminense stopper is due on Merseyside to complete...

A Freed Up Firmino Could Fire

Much was made about Roberto Firmino's lack of goals at Anfield last season. It took the Brazilian until the final home game of the season to finally notch in the league at home. Expertly nodding in Trent Alexander Arnold's arching cross, the number 9 broke his hoodoo with aplomb. Finishing the season with nine league goals...

Liverpool must address major squad weakness

After a breathless opening day fixture against Leeds United, it is time to address a weakness within the Liverpool squad. The Reds were pinpoint accurate in their acquisitions of Andrew Robertson, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, solving long-term problems that the club had been struggling with for years. No longer did Jurgen Klopp have to...

Liverpool expected to complete signing of young Brazilian goalkeeper this week

Young Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga is expected to sign for Liverpool this week as he leaves his boyhood club, Fluminense. Pitaluga, 17, will be a part of the Liverpool U23s squad this season where he will battle it out for the number one spot with Irish youngster Caoimhin Kelleher. As reported in Neil Jones' piece for...

Gomez still requires patience from Liverpool supporters

Who else saw that coming last weekend then? Liverpool played out a Premier League classic against newly-promoted Leeds, getting their title defence off to an entertaining-but-unconvincing start at Anfield. Having not been able to watch the game first time around, I can confirm that following it on Twitter, while fellow supporters lost their minds, was not...