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Major 'red flags' showing over record-breaking Liverpool signing

Red Flags Starting to Show Over Liverpool's Record-Breaking Signing Big money signings always come with big scrutiny, especially at a club that has just …

'Really special' star set to lead Liverpool into new era

Hugo Ekitike and Liverpool’s Evolving Attack Under Arne Slot Liverpool’s title winning debut season under Arne Slot has already produced plenty of talking points, …

Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool's interest in January move for Premier League star

Liverpool Transfer Interest Grows Around Antoine Semenyo Liverpool’s forward planning continues to attract attention, with Give Me Sport reporting fresh insight into the club’s …

Alan Shearer heaps praise on 'brilliant' Liverpool star

Alan Shearer raises doubts over Liverpool striker strategy Liverpool’s summer business delivered firepower and intrigue in equal measure, yet questions remain about whether the …

€20m defender breaks silence on potential Liverpool move

Italian Defender Responds to Reported Liverpool Transfer Interest Liverpool Transfer News continues to swirl around Marco Palestra, a name that has moved quickly from …

Latest Podcasts

Thomas Frank What's Going On?: Two Footed Extra Time

Dave looks at the news & gossip as Thomas Frank's at Spurs has started to receive criticism and pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A Strange Weekend: The Two Footed Podcast

Dave looks at the weekend of Premier League action with some strange results such as Forest v Spurs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Semenyo Deal Close & Ederson The Midfield Missing Link | Liverpool Transfer Latest!

On the latest Fan Focus podcast, Dave Davis examines recent reactions to the latest Liverpool FC transfer news from journalists and fans around the world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Daily Red Podcast: WINS IN A ROW

Dave Hendrick looks at all the latest LFC news. He looks at the win over Brighton as the reds do consecutive wins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Rise Of Hugo Ekitike & Curtis Jones: Undroppable At The Moment!

On the latest Fan Focus podcast, Dave Davis examines recent reactions to Liverpool's players from the Brighton game, with journalists and fans alike unpacking the star performers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Liverpool FC Transfers

Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool's interest in January move for Premier League star

Liverpool Transfer Interest Grows Around Antoine Semenyo Liverpool’s forward planning continues to attract attention, with Give Me Sport reporting fresh insight into the club’s …

€20m defender breaks silence on potential Liverpool move

Italian Defender Responds to Reported Liverpool Transfer Interest Liverpool Transfer News continues to swirl around Marco Palestra, a name that has moved quickly from …

Liverpool tipped to sign defender with 'huge potential' in January

Jeremy Jacquet Emerges as Liverpool Monitor Centre-Back Options Liverpool’s search for defensive reinforcement is intensifying as the January transfer window approaches, and one name …

Liverpool star could be off for as little as €15m

Konate transfer latest: Liverpool weigh £15m Inter Milan deal amid contract uncertainty Liverpool are considering a decisive move in the January transfer window as …

Davis: Liverpool expected to make January move for Premier League star

Liverpool Assess Semenyo as January Options Take Shape Liverpool’s planning for the January transfer window is beginning to sharpen, and emerging interest in Antoine …

Opinion

Major 'red flags' showing over record-breaking Liverpool signing

Red Flags Starting to Show Over Liverpool's Record-Breaking Signing Big money signings always come with big scrutiny, especially at a club that has just …

'Really special' star set to lead Liverpool into new era

Hugo Ekitike and Liverpool’s Evolving Attack Under Arne Slot Liverpool’s title winning debut season under Arne Slot has already produced plenty of talking points, …

Alan Shearer heaps praise on 'brilliant' Liverpool star

Alan Shearer raises doubts over Liverpool striker strategy Liverpool’s summer business delivered firepower and intrigue in equal measure, yet questions remain about whether the …

Final Thoughts: Hugo Ekitike shines as Liverpool beat Brighton

Liverpool 2 – 0 Brighton – Premier League Postmortem Liverpool Inter and this return to domestic competition were seen as the true test of …

Liverpool star performing like £100m player and cost nothing

Liverpool transfer news: Reds secure £100m midfielder for nothing Liverpool have quietly achieved something that most elite clubs spend years chasing and hundreds of …

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How Liverpool Players Could Foot the Bill for Champions League Failure

Salah vs Carragher: What Liverpool’s Inter Milan Win Really Says About Their Season

22Ricky Review For Australian Players

Liverpool Fans Angry At Jordan Henderson For His Reaction To The Salah Situation

Assessing Liverpool's Chances of Champions League Progress

Liverpool vs Swansea Preview | Key Battles

After a glorious week of fans still not coming back to earth after the hitherto invincibles were beaten at Anfield, Liverpool get back on the road in the Premier League on Monday, with a trip to Swansea City, who are bottom of the table. The Swans have one win, one draw and one loss in...

How far Liverpool have come under Klopp

With Barcelona having lost 1-0 on Wednesday night, Liverpool are now currently on the longest unbeaten run in Europe's top five leagues. Since losing 4-1 to Spurs in October, Liverpool took stock, restructured tactically, and have not just been resurgent, but prepotent. In the 18 games following that defeat to Spurs, Liverpool have gone on...

Swansea City v Liverpool Preview – Can Reds continue to rise in Wales?

The Details Venue - Liberty Stadium, Swansea Referee - Neil Swarbrick Date & Time - Monday, January 22nd @ 20:00 GMT Current Odds - Swansea 17/2, Draw 17/4, Liverpool 3/10 Form Swansea Form Since Carlos Carvalhal's arrival, Swansea have slowly gone about making themselves more difficult to beat. A more congested midfield line is how Carvalhal has tried to shore things up at the back....

Liverpool Should Fear Nobody In Search For European Cup No.6

Liverpool just stuffed the so-called ‘best team in Europe right now’. They didn’t fluke a win against them - in fact, the eventual 4-3 scoreline was very generous on a Man City side who actually performed quite well. It was a victory that showed exactly how far the Reds have come with Jurgen Klopp in...

Why Emre Can Will Become a World-Class Number Six

Emre Can has been a player who has polarised the opinion of Liverpool fans, not just about how good he is but what his best position is also. Up until this season, many fans including myself believed he was most effective in the number 8 position, operating as a box to box midfielder. This...

Roberto Firmino: Underrated Brazilian The Heartbeat Of Klopp’s System

Philippe Coutinho was probably regarded as the most talented of the ‘Fab Four’ prior to his departure, with Sadio Mane the speedster of the pack and Mo Salah the marksman who’s hit the ground running to provide a new lease of life to Klopp’s attacking force. Yet, there can be no argument that Roberto...

Why Liverpool Will Always Be Bigger Than Any One Player

It took all of eight minutes to remind Anfield of one very special fact. Liverpool Football Club is bigger than any player. Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain’s driving run, emphatic finish and impassioned celebration perfectly emblemised the oft-romanticised ‘Liverpool spirit’ – the idea that you don’t buy a great player, rather a player becomes great in the cauldron that...

The Reality of Sadio Mane’s Season

Sadio Mane is more than just the second line of a viral song about Liverpool F.C’s frontline. In 2016/2017 he was Liverpool’s best player, his form reflected in his 2nd place finish - behind his Liverpool compatriot Mohamed Salah - in 2017’s CAF African Player Of The Year awards. The Senegalese forward was so integral...

Liverpool 4-3 Man City: A Tactical Breakdown

From start to finish, Liverpool's Premier League tie with Manchester City was electric. Essentially, two very similar schools of tactical thinking came together, and on this occasion, Klopp's relentless pressing from the front, numerical overloads, and astute counter-pressing positioning came out on top. Instead of breaking down the goals in this analysis, because a majority...

Why Liverpool don’t need to replace Phil Coutinho… Yet

Sunday morning, a few hours before Liverpool kicked off against Manchester City, I was just about done. It hadn’t been the best day for Liverpool up until that point, as the toxic fever pitch and maelstrom of Liverpool fans’ complaints about everything from Jon Flanagan’s guilty plea right the way through to Liverpool deciding...

Reborn Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Continues To Excel

If ever a day summed up why Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's decision to trade Arsenal for Liverpool last August was an inspired one, it was Sunday. As the 24-year-old was sat preparing for the Reds’ eagerly-anticipated clash with Man City, his former club were blowing a lead and suffering defeat at Bournemouth, languishing in sixth-place in the...

What We’ve Learnt About Klopp’s LFC | Part 3: The Reds Making Great Strides Forward

Much has been made in recent months about Jurgen Klopp's stubbornness. From slow in-game changes to persevering with persistent underachievers. However, Klopp has come out fighting since the Spurs game and stuck the proverbial fingers up to the critics, with his team showing some really good form. This form culminated in what was a...

Liverpool Press On Despite Distractions

Distractions are something no manager ever wants to deal with. The narrative for so many seasons gone awry at Liverpool or anywhere in sport usually surrounds a player dispute or an underlying negative that eventually pulled the whole team down. Back in 2015, around this time of year, reality started to set in that the...

Key Stats from Liverpool 4-3 Man City

Liverpool saw off Manchester City in an absolutely staggering 4-3 win that might well rank as one of their best performances under Jürgen Klopp. But what were the key stats from this incredible game of football? Finishing Levels: Insane This was a game of absolutely brilliant goals. All four of Liverpool’s goals were outrageously good finishes,...

Observations as Liverpool and City produce a Classic!

Liverpool and Manchester City went hammer and tongs throughout the 90 minutes as Liverpool edged the 7 goal thriller in a game which was once again one of the best advertisements for the Premier League as a whole. Liverpool thus break City's lossless streak this season. My key observations are below: Liverpool end the week...

Liverpool 4-3 Man City: Reds Defeat City In 7 Goal Thriller

Liverpool: Karius, Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Robertson, Can, Wijnaldum, Ox, Salah, Mane, Firmino. Man City: Ederson, Delph, Otamendi, Stones, Walker, Fernandinho, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, Aguero. Match Report And breathe... Liverpool were in a rampant mood on Sunday afternoon as they handed Manchester City their first Premier League defeat of the season in a thrilling 4-3 contest. The Reds...

Player Ratings As The Reds Rock – Liverpool 4-3 Manchester City

Trying to compile my thoughts rationally and not give everyone a 10/10 will be difficult, but I'll do my best. Seriously though, wow! Manchester City are one hell of a football team, but Liverpool aren't too bad either. Of course, The Reds do their thing and make it hard for themselves after being 4-1 up,...

Scouting Christian Pulisic: Dortmund’s Teenage Sensation

At 1-1, Dortmund’s recent failures stared them in the face. Julian Nagelsmann – the manager they’ve been pursuing as a means of ailing all their woes suffered under previous incumbents – was about to grind out a great result at the Signal Iduna Park. Hoffenheim had taken a first-half lead but the lack of...

Liverpool v Manchester City Preview – Key Battles

After what seems like forever, Liverpool have had a whole week between two games, and the break couldn't have come at a better time than in the lead-up to a game against Manchester City, who have made a mockery of the Premier League this season. City have only dropped points twice this season but come...

Why the 3-4-2-1 makes the most sense for Klopp’s Post-Coutinho Liverpool

Like Alonso, Torres, Mascherano, Sterling and Suarez before him, Philippe Coutinho has been lured away by one of the bigger fish in world football. As a result, Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are left with the task maintaining what is widely considered to be an upward trajectory without their most influential player. It is fortunate, at...

Van Dijk & Keita | Posing A New Threat From Deep

I started writing a tactical piece a few months ago which was set to be titled ‘How to Stop Liverpool’. This was around the time that Liverpool suffered two bad results at Anfield in the space of a week by drawing with both West Brom and Everton despite dominating the ball in both matches....

Defending Set Pieces – A Statistical Analysis

It's silly season again. Time to double click on that football manager icon and see who the next football wunderkind is. Time to test your f5 button's durability. And most importantly time to complain about FSG and their transfer policy. I was thinking about writing on the hot topic but I as I have...

Radio Silence Of Window A Sign Of Things To Come At Liverpool FC?

Radio silence makes everyone nervous, particularly when it comes to transfers. Having allowed Coutinho to make his highly anticipated big-money move to Barcelona midway through the season with the top-four, FA Cup and Champions League still all to play for represents a huge risk from Jurgen Klopp and the owners. Naturally, that's sent fans into...

The Presence Of Virgil van Dijk Will Lift Those Around Him

Something that stands out immediately when you look at Virgil van Dijk is the authority he possesses. There is a real aura about him. It is something that has always been evident with the Rolls Royce centre-back, whether it be as a youngster at FC Groningen, someone way ahead of the rest at Celtic or...

Liverpool v Manchester City Preview – The Ultimate Test for Reds at Anfield

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Andre Marriner Date & Time - Sunday, January 14th @ 16:00 GMT Current Odds - Liverpool 2/1, Draw 11/4, Manchester City 23/20 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have been in very impressive form since mid-December. More importantly, it has been noticed by many, the Reds seem to be developing a bit of "steel" about them. Against Leicester, Liverpool...

Mystery Liverpool FC Target Narrowed By Northcroft

After the untimely departure of Philippe Coutinho, Liverpool supporters are understandably anxious to pin their hopes to a replacement. The names that are repeatedly thrown out there are Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez and Monaco’s Thomas Lemar. However, reports have varied from tales of deals nearly done to outright dismissals of the links altogether. Two recent journalist...

Why Klopp was right to sell Coutinho

If you are like me you're still probably feeling more than slightly irritated at the sale of Phil Coutinho. Yes, the club got good money for him and it allows Klopp to build up the wider squad. But the circumstances and manner of his departure certainly leaves a sour taste behind. Frankly, the way Phil...

The Ramifications Of Philippe Coutinho’s Transfer To Barcelona

On Saturday, the news Liverpool fans had long been dreading and Barcelona fans had been dreaming of was finally announced. Philippe Coutinho was officially made a Barcelona player, becoming the third most expensive player in the world - behind fellow countryman Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at €142million. The only solace that Reds fans can take from...

Why one player alone can’t replace Philippe Coutinho at Liverpool

Philippe Coutinho is leaving Liverpool. This won't come as a surprise to many as it was pretty clear since the player went on strike in the summer that it was only going to be a matter of time. Many supporters including myself are however extremely concerned about losing Coutinho this month. The Reds are...

Liverpool FC: A Guide to Being a Supporter

I start this piece knowing full well I am standing against the strongest of currents. Here I am, in my privileged position, as a writer and as someone who is fortunate enough to go to Liverpool and watch my team play, dictating how to support my/your/our team, Liverpool Football Club. It's a strange position to...

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