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Controversy ignites at City Ground Liverpool left Nottingham with three points, but the conversation was dominated not by tactics or xG charts, Daniel, but by a familiar villain: VAR. In a tense 1–0 victory over Nottingham Forest under Arne Slot, Alexis Mac Allister had one goal ruled out for handball before scoring the winner minutes...

Aldridge Warns Set-Piece Failings Will Cost Liverpool After Wolves Scare Liverpool may have taken the points against Wolves, but John Aldridge believes the manner of the win exposed a flaw that could yet derail their season. The former Reds striker has delivered a stark warning following the 2–1 victory at Anfield, insisting that Liverpool’s inability...

Isak’s Arrival and Adjustment Isak’s move from Newcastle United in the summer captured headlines across Europe. The Swedish striker, one of the league’s most technically gifted finishers, arrived amid expectations that he would be central to Arne Slot’s new-look attack. Yet, his early months at Anfield have been marked by inconsistency and fitness issues, leaving...

This is the eighth and final instalment of our Souness Years series, looking behind-the-scenes of what went on at Liverpool during the Souness era of the early 90s. You can find the first seven parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 STEVE NICOL: On a positive note, he did introduce two...

This is the seventh instalment of our Souness Years series, looking behind-the-scenes of what went on at Liverpool during the Souness era of the early 90s. You can find the first six parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 IAN RUSH: He had learned a lot from his time in Italy, and...

This is the sixth instalment of our Souness Years series, looking behind-the-scenes of what went on at Liverpool during the Souness era of the early 90s. You can find the first five parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 ROY EVANS: I tried to talk Graeme out of sacking Thommo. I told him...

This is the fifth instalment of our Souness Years series, looking behind-the-scenes of what went on at Liverpool during the Souness era of the early 90s.  You can find the first four parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 RONNIE WHELAN: Dicks and Ruddock were bought because Souey wanted strong, hard men in his...

This is the fourth instalment of our Souness Years series, looking behind-the-scenes of what went on at Liverpool during the Souness era of the early 90s. You can find the first three parts here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 GRAEME SOUNESS: I bought Paul Stewart to provide the muscle in midfield. He moved to Spurs...

In this third instalment of our Souness Years series, we delve deeper into the behind-the-scenes activities during the turbulent Souness era of the early 90s. You can find the first two parts here: Part 1 Part 2 RONNIE WHELAN: You had a team now that wasn’t stable and united. There was a lot of individual...

In this second instalment of our Souness Years series, we delve deeper into the behind-the-scenes activities during the turbulent Souness era of the early 90s. Part 1 - The Souness Years: In Their Own Words - The Change of Guard was released earlier this week. GRAEME SOUNESS: McMahon and Beardsley came into my office and...