Atletico Madrid 1-0 Liverpool – Player Ratings as Reds go down in Spain

Atletico Madrid. Peak Atletico Madrid. Early goal, defend for their lives, win cheap fouls, and the antics of Diego Simeone on the touchline. This is what we expected when the draw was made, that is what we got. Liverpool went down 1-0, after Saul Niguez's fourth-minute goal was followed by a scrappy game, that...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup to face Atletico Madrid tonight in Spain?

Liverpool play Atletico Madrid tonight in the last sixteen of the Champions League. We've had a look at what team Jurgen Klopp is likely to select for this huge clash. The Reds have never lost a tw0-legged European tie under Klopp's leadership but this last-sixteen clash with Diego Simeone's well-structured Atleti team could provide the...

Norwich 0-1 Liverpool: Tactical Breakdown

 "It's like a free shot tomorrow because we have to deliver in the following 11 games." The comments of Norwich City manager, Daniel Farke, epitomised what lies ahead for Liverpool FC. No team expects to beat Liverpool, but every single team craves to be the one that finally fells the mighty red behemoth. Liverpool, on...

“What a player” – Gomez praises match-winning cameo appearance from Sadio Mané

Liverpool's Sadio Mané came off the bench to keep The Reds' Premier League winning streak going at Carrow Road on Saturday evening. Daniel Farke's Norwich had provided stern opposition for the bulk of the game until Mané changed things with a brilliantly taken goal. Liverpool's number 10 had only been on the field 18 minutes...

Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool Preview – Tight affair in store against Simeone’s Atleti

The Details   Venue - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid Referee - Szymon Marciniak (POL) Date & Time - Tuesday, February 18th 2020 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Atletico Madrid 23/10, Draw 5/2, Liverpool 23/20 _____________________________________________________________________ Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid... the one team most of us Reds fans wanted to avoid in the Champions League draw. Yet, here we are. Fate drew us the short...

Put Coutinho talk to bed, Liverpool’s money is better spent elsewhere

Every time a transfer window has rolled around in the last two years, there a certain buzzwords that just keep cropping up. It's like Groundhog Day to an extent, with the same reoccurring themes. Some are more exciting than others, like Liverpool reportedly seeking out the services of Timo Werner, Jadon Sancho and possibly Julian Mbappe. But...

Norwich 0-1 Liverpool: Observations as Reds edge closer to title

Liverpool are just five wins away from Premier League glory after Sadio Mane struck the decisive goal against a doomed Norwich at Carrow Road. The Reds struggled somewhat in the first half, but were utterly dominant after the break and eventually made it count just over 10 minutes from time. A 17th win on the bounce...

Norwich City 0-1 Liverpool: Player Ratings

Liverpool move 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win away to Norwich City at Carrow Road. The goal was a long time coming, but super-sub Sadio Mane’s 77th minute strike sealed all 3 points. Norwich defended well but can have no complaints about the result. Alisson - 9 Pulled...

Relentless Liverpool Move 25 Points Clear At The Summit.

Liverpool claimed a 17th consecutive Premier League win and moved 25 points clear at the summit of the table with a 1-0 win away at Norwich City. Substitute Sadio Mane's 78th minute sealed the win in what was a poor game, marred by the blustery winds brought on by Storm Dennis. The Reds began the game...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting eleven to face Norwich City on Saturday?

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side travels to Carrow Road this Saturday evening where they face Norwich City in the Premier League. Daniel Farke's Canaries visited Anfield on the opening weekend of the season, losing 4-1 in a game where Alisson Becker suffered a calf injury that would keep him out for the following two months. At the...

Disciplined Oxlade-Chamberlain Hints At Future Liverpool Tactics

When you think of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain at Liverpool, the word power quickly comes to mind. Formerly a winger, the English international -- after a couple of months settling into the demands of a Jurgen Klopp midfield -- made a big impact with the Reds in the opening months of 2018. Manchester City at home in the...

Can Liverpool avoid pitfalls of past domestic title winners in Champions League?

Liverpool’s long wait for the Premier League crown is all but over following Manchester City’s defeat at the hands of Tottenham. The Reds have a 22-point lead at the top of the table and are steamrolling their way towards the title for the first time in 30 years. Jurgen Klopp’s men have been sensational and...

Alisson believes positive environment at Melwood has underpinned Liverpool’s incredible form this season

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker says that the right mix of enjoyment and intensity at Melwood is the main factor behind The Reds' incredible form this season. Liverpool's Brazilian 'keeper missed the first couple of months of the season yet is still joint-first for the most Premier League clean sheets with Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) and...

Why Liverpool Should Resist Any Coutinho Reunion

Liverpool should resist the temptation to sign Phillipe Coutinho next summer. According to reports in Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona will look to cut their losses on Coutinho in the next transfer window. Since the Brazilian's acrimonious £142M departure from Liverpool in January 2018, the 27 year old's switch to Barcelona has been nothing short of an...

Norwich vs Liverpool Betting Preview and Prediction

Liverpool will be looking to continue their relentless march towards the Premier League title when they take on Norwich City at Carrow Road on Saturday evening. The Reds have been enjoying a well-earned warm weather break following their resounding 4-0 victory over Southampton at the start of the month but they'll get back to action...

Why Liverpool’s best players are taken for granted

Who is Liverpool’s best player? Who is Liverpool’s player of the season? Who is Liverpool’s most under-appreciated player? These are all questions that are probably impossible to answer in truth, to varying degrees. Everyone has their own opinions of course, as people are wont to do, but that doesn’t mean there’s a definitive or even consensus answer. I...

Liverpool’s Candidates To Replace Lallana

Adam Lallana's Liverpool career appears to be in it's final throes. Signed in the ill fated summer of 2014, the 31 year old's Anfield career -- despite being a favourite of both the coaches he's worked with, Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp -- has been hampered by a spate of injuries. And now, with the attacking...

5 Things Liverpool Should Try Once They’ve Won the League

It feels surreal, really, given absolutely no Liverpool fan is willing to actually say the words. You know the ones. The ones in the title of this article. Liverpool. Premier League champions. It all feels like a huge joke, really. Then the numbers hit you. An unassailable lead. Not borne out of logic, but of...

Dwight McNeil Liverpool’s Outside the Box Backup LB

Looking at Liverpool's squad, it is clear to see that the Reds aren't afraid to think outside the box when developing players into new tactical roles. After all, Georginio Wijnaldum, Trent Alexander Arnold and Roberto Firmino -- three of the European Champions' most important players -- either signed for the club or played their formative...

PFA Player of the Year: Who should win it?

The PFA Player of the Year award really isn't something we should fret over - it's just an award at the end of the day. Us football fans are not logical human beings, however, so it should be no surprise that it is dominating topics of conversation while the Reds dismiss everyone that stands in...

Does Curtis Jones’ rise signal the end for Harry Wilson’s Liverpool career?

Among his growing list of plaudits, 19-year-old Curtis Jones can now add captaining his boyhood Liverpool into the fifth round of the FA Cup after this week's triumph over Shrewsbury. After long being touted as one of the many academy graduates who looks more than capable of playing a major role in the first team,...

Odsonne Edouard: Liverpool’s Potential Back Up Forward

Liverpool's front three, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, are world renowned for their quality and on field compatibility. Behind them in the Reds' pecking order are Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi, both of whom played their roles -- with the Belgian especially prominent in the march to Madrid -- in the club's sixth...

The Kids are Alright – Liverpool’s Future is its Present

If there was ever a way to demonstrate how Liverpool are currently top of the world, their FA Cup victory against Shrewsbury was it. Not the comfortable victory over the old enemy Manchester United, not putting four goals past Southampton at a whim, they’re becoming quite standard. Not the effervescent performances of Liverpool’s stars, all...

Milner: Liverpool’s Cultural Architect

The youngest team in the history of Liverpool Football Club qualified for the fifth round of the F.A. Cup with a 1-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Anfield last night. While youngsters such as Harvey Elliott, Neco Williams and Curtis Jones -- who, at 19 years old, became the youngest captain in the club's history --...

Anfield’s magic showcased again as Liverpool find another way to win

What a night. We've had a few of those now, haven't we? Maybe none like this though. Liverpool 1-0 Shrewsbury Town in an FA Cup fourth round replay isn't exactly a headline score when taken out of context, but oh the context involved in this one is quite something. A Liverpool team where the oldest player...

“It’s an amazing feeling” – Jones’ pride at captaining Reds to FA Cup victory

Liverpool's Curtis Jones couldn't have been happier after captaining a young Reds side to FA Cup victory at Anfield on Tuesday night. Neil Critchley's U23s beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 thanks to a late own-goal from Ro-Shaun Williams. The young Reds dominated the game in terms of possession and chances created, rarely looking out of their...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting eleven against Shrewsbury Town tonight?

Liverpool welcome Shrewsbury Town to Anfield tonight for their FA Cup fourth-round replay in a game where Neil Critchley and his U23s squad will take centre-stage. Jurgen Klopp and the bulk of the first-team squad are on a break - as they had planned for the Premier League's two-week reprieve - meaning it's up to...

Klopp’s Replay Snub against The Shrews

Shrewsbury Town handed Liverpool a 2-2 draw much to everyone’s surprise. The Reds had a 2-0 lead in the 4th FA Cup round, which they didn't keep up. After the Sunday disappointment, Liverpool now has a scheduled replay match against the Shrews, that manager Jurgen Klopp prefers not to manage. The replay is slotted...

The one Real Madrid player Liverpool should sign

Madrid isn’t usually a city Liverpool go shopping in but the Reds never pass up the opportunity to bag themselves a bargain. Perhaps the most opportunistic club in the world right now, Michael Edwards and the recruitment team know how to find value for money in what is a grossly inflated market.  The Premier League...

Shrewsbury Town pose a huge test for Liverpool’s “Baby Reds”

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already made his disdain for the fourth round FA Cup replay with minnows Shrewsbury Town well known. His refusal to manage the Reds during the game because the fixture takes place during Liverpool’s winter break as well as his decision not to allow any first-team players to play were...