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Molby On The Spot kicks off 2018 with a review of the two quick fire 2-1 wins against Leicester and Burnley. Host Trev Downey chats to the star of the show, Reds legend Jan Molby, about Jürgen Klopp’s rotation policy, Emre Can’s presence in the midfield, the psychological boost of a last minute win, the trip to Ghana for Mané and Salah and the departure of Pepijn Lijnders to NEC Nijmegen. There’s even some discussion about the importance of celebration and the sartorial impact of turtlenecks. All this and more on Molby On The Spot!

Trev Downey is joined by Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi to pick the bones out of a very significant late win for Jürgen Klopp’s Reds at Turf Moor. The lads discuss the seven changes the manager made, run the rule over the opposition and focus on the performances of those selected and the key incidents in the first match of 2018. Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Post Match podcast.

Gags Tandon welcomes Swiss football expert Oliver Zesiger and Manuel Veth (Futbolgrad.com) to discuss the latest player to be linked to Liverpool FC: Manuel Akanji. Oliver and Manuel discuss the Basel player in depth. They discuss: Player's background, where he started Any comments from pros about him etc? Hype etc. What positions can he play? What are his strengths? What are his weaknesses? How does he compare to the LFC players that he will be competing with? Valuation Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + podcast.

Our AI:PRO post match podcast returns with Trevor Downey posing the questions to Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi. The trio give raw reaction to the Reds comeback from a goal down to gain a deserved victory over Leicester City at Anfield. Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Preview podcast.

In our final preview show of 2017, Eddie Gibbs and Gags Tandon return for a quick-fire preview of Liverpool's next game with Leicester City visiting Anfield. They discuss our dismal record against teams managed by Claude Puel and also look at the wider issues covered in Jurgen Klopp's press conference earlier today including racism in football, the importance of captaincy at LFC and there are updates on Jordan Henderson and Alberto Moreno injuries. Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Preview podcast.

Gags Tandon welcomes back the Dan Kennett, Dan Rhodes and Simon Brundish onto another AI Under Pressure Podcast doubleheader as they discuss the draw against Arsenal and the big win against Swansea. However, they start off the podcast taking a break from stats and discussing the huge Virgil Van Dijk transfer to Liverpool FC. They discuss the starting line-up and the changes made for each game where Si gives his thoughts on Jurgen's rotation so far. They then move onto on-ball and off-ball for each game too with some interesting insights from the guys. A couple of amazing stats on this show! 

Gags Tandon welcomes Dave Hendrick as they discuss anything and everything about Liverpool's soon to be new signing Virgil Van Dijk! They discuss his strengths in terms of his on-ball game, set piece ability in defence and attack, his dominance in the air with aerial duels, his ability at one v one defending and much, much more! There are tangents aplenty as they discuss everything Liverpool FC! Get all of this and more on the latest AI Pro + Reaction podcast.

On this week's Media Matters, Gags Tandon speaks to the man from The Telegraph that broke the story regarding Virgil Van Dijk's transfer to Liverpool FC, Jeremy Wilson. Jeremy details how the deal came about as it's rare for a transfer to be announced five days before the window opens and talks about the details of the £75m fee too!  AI Pro subscribers then sent in questions for Jeremy: Jamal Soliman - Were City in for VvD? Nick Summerfield - who briefed the press about VVD and LFC agreeing on a deal in June? Was it someone from LFC side, or was it as suggested someone from Southampton to try and drive the price up? Harinder Singh: Does the difference in reporting tides show how quickly things changes? A northern correspondent for the same paper had VVD nailed for City. Then Jeremy Wilson swoops in with us and then rest history at lightning speed!! Umang Vithlani: It's been said Mike Gordon worked really hard behind the scenes to rebuild the relationship. Can you specify any details on exactly how this was achieved? Manish Mistry: We saw an unusual silence from the usual LFC journalists in the build-up to the VVD transfer news. Were they fed information and trusted to keep quiet or just told very close to the news officially breaking?  Joshua Ocampo: Does VVD’s form concern you at all? All this and more on Media Matters.

On today’s show, Trev and Jan reflect on the arrival of The Reds’ late Christmas present - a lovely new ponytailed number 4 in the shape of Virgil Van Dijk. The Great Dane runs the rule over what he will add to the side, the influence he will have on Jürgen Klopp’s team and the impact his arrival may have on the short-term future for Liverpool in terms of success. There’s also lots of chat about the latest win over Swansea and a look forward to the upcoming matches. All this and more on Molby On The Spot!

This week on Tactics Weekly Daniel Rhodes and Paul Dalglish do a festive double-header discussing the Arsenal and Swansea matches. First of all, we pick apart "The Mad Five Minutes" in detail. Was there anything Klopp could do? Who was to blame? Was any of it tactical? Then we debate the other 85 minutes of quality football. This followed by a look at the Swansea match, the line ups, the first half bore fest and the second half scintillating attacking. The subs and the lack of a Solanke goal... finally, in true football manager style... the best XI! All this and more via Tactics Weekly on AI Pro!