Liverpool Forward Line Gets the Pace Upgrade as Alexander Isak Salutes Bradley Barcola
Liverpool wanted one thing this summer, speed. They needed it, too. The attack had become too easy to read, too easy to defend against and, over long stretches last season, too easy to slow down. With Mohamed Salah gone, and with Darwin...
Jeremy Jacquet Gives Liverpool Early Lift as Florian Wirtz Delivers Verdict
Richard Hughes has gone, and the debate around his final spell at Liverpool will continue. Fair enough. He could have done more in his last transfer window. That part is obvious. But the other part matters too, he left behind players who already look...
Mohamed Salah Exit Still Divides Liverpool, But Graeme Souness Makes His Point Plain
Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool exit still stirs the blood because it touches a nerve that runs right through the club. Great players leave, eras end, arguments linger. This one will roll on for years because supporters saw the same collapse through very different...
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Iraola Returns as Cherries Prepare to Go All In
Liverpool head to Bournemouth with a useful edge, and it is a simple one. Rest matters. Rhythm matters. Travel matters. Bournemouth have just played the first European match in their history, won 2-1 away at Real Sociedad, and now have to turn that...
Isak explains Liverpool choice after Newcastle Utd departure
Alexander Isak’s explanation for joining Liverpool is straightforward, even if his first year at Anfield has been anything but.
The Sweden striker has described leaving Newcastle Utd as an “easy decision”, pointing to Liverpool’s ambition and determination to bring him to Merseyside. His comments, reported by BBC Sport,...
Florian Wirtz at Liverpool, Why Goals and Assists Are Only Part of the Story
Florian Wirtz has one assist in five appearances for Liverpool this season and no goals. For a player who cost £116m, that is the number many will go straight to. It is also the easiest way to miss what is actually...
Alexander Isak Must Offer More After Liverpool Stumble Against Fulham
Liverpool’s 0-0 draw with Fulham at Anfield was flat, slow and short on ideas. For Andoni Iraola, still early in his time at the club, it was the first performance that raised a proper red flag. There was no intensity, little incision and almost nothing...
Joe Gomez Returns for Liverpool Ahead of Tottenham Carabao Cup Tie
Liverpool have Joe Gomez back, and that matters. The defender has not played this season after suffering a muscle strain in July, but he is now available for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup meeting with Tottenham at Anfield.
Andoni Iraola kept it simple when discussing the...
Florian Wirtz at Liverpool: Bayern Munich Waiting as Pressure Builds
Florian Wirtz was bought for elite money because Liverpool believed they were signing an elite footballer. That is the starting point, and there is no point dressing it up. When a club commits £116 million to a player, especially one chased by Bayern Munich and...
Liverpool Midfield Concerns Exposed as Andoni Iraola Faces Early Selection Questions
Liverpool’s early weeks under Andoni Iraola have already offered two very different signals. Wins over Ipswich Town and Atletico Madrid suggested a head coach beginning to imprint his ideas, with intensity, aggression and purpose visible in flashes. Yet the goalless draw with Fulham brought...