Thiago Alcantara on Liverpool: Why Anfield Meant More Than Barcelona or Bayern Munich
There are some football truths that feel too grand to challenge. Barcelona is a dream. Bayern Munich is a machine for winning. Pull on the shirt of either club and, for most players, the memory lasts for life. To play for both,...
Victor Munoz Settling Fast at Liverpool as Mac Allister and Iraola Shape Early Impact
Victor Munoz has arrived at Liverpool and got on with it. No fuss, no long bedding-in period, no excuses about timing or language. He came in late after helping Spain win the World Cup in July and has already shown why...
Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham: Gakpo and Koumas salute Carabao Cup progress at Anfield
Anfield has a way of demanding conviction from those who step onto its turf, and Liverpool gave it in abundance in a 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Tottenham. There was intensity, there was composure and, when the moment required it, there was the...
Anfield Fear Factor Fading as Liverpool Home Form Raises Serious Questions
Anfield used to do half the job before kick-off. Opponents arrived knowing the noise would be relentless, the pressure immediate and the margin for error tiny. That edge has dulled. The numbers say so, the eye test says so, and now former elite players...
Liverpool Held by Fulham as Anfield Frustration Grows for Andoni Iraola
Liverpool are already six points behind Arsenal. Four league games in, that is not a crisis, but it is a fact. Facts matter. So does context. And the context is simple, Liverpool have yet to win a Premier League home game under Andoni Iraola,...
Virgil van Dijk Demands Consistency as Liverpool Prepare for Fulham
Liverpool head into another Premier League test with momentum building, and Virgil van Dijk has made the message clear. Good performances matter, results matter more, but consistency is what separates serious sides from the rest.
After a comeback win over Atletico Madrid in midweek and a...
Rio Ngumoha hails Anfield atmosphere after Liverpool beat Atletico Madrid
Liverpool opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid, and the headline was clear enough. Rio Ngumoha got his first start in the competition, handled the occasion, and helped shift the game in Liverpool’s favour.
Atletico struck first through Marcos Llorente in...
Alexis Mac Allister drives Liverpool comeback as Atletico Madrid beaten at Anfield
Anfield demanded a response and Liverpool gave it. That is always the starting point on European nights, and against Atletico Madrid it mattered. Falling behind early could have left the place edgy, but Andoni Iraola’s side kept their heads, trusted their football and...
Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid: Andoni Iraola Praises Character in Champions League Comeback
Liverpool got the result. More importantly, they got it the hard way.
A 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in their Champions League opener told a familiar story of this early Iraola era, a side forced to solve problems in real time, a side that...
Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: Diego Simeone Fires Anfield Warning Ahead of Champions League Test
Liverpool return to Anfield on Wednesday night for a heavyweight Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid, and Diego Simeone has already made clear what he expects his players to face. The Atletico manager believes the opening stages on Merseyside will be...