As Ricardo Pereira’s ridiculous rocket-strike flew spectacularly past the right hand of the flailing Ederson, Liverpool Football Club found itself seven points clear of Manchester City last Wednesday evening.
Christmas had come early, and late, for the Kop.
The Abu Dhabi-backed current English champions suffered a double blow as Jurgen Klopp’s band of Gegenpressing men extended...
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Date & Time - Saturday, December 29th @ 17:30
Current Odds - Liverpool 1/2, Draw 7/2, Arsenal 19/4
Form
Liverpool Form
This Liverpool team, created by Jurgen Klopp, has been displaying form the likes of which we have never seen before. Unbeaten and with 16 wins from 19 league games is simply out of this world. The...
Liverpool swept Newcastle aside with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Anfield to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League table. But what were the key stats from a glorious afternoon on Boxing Day?
Set Pieces Fuelling Reds’ Season
I’ve highlighted before the role that set-pieces play in making the Reds one of...
Boxing Day. And with family in town in the form of Rafa Benitez. What would the old manager have in store for us?
In days gone by, Boxing Day was reserved for tradesmen to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents as a reward for good service throughout the year. With Liverpool through the Champions...
The Christmas festivities continued at Anfield as Liverpool sealed another routine win, their eighth straight league victory - to remain top of the table.
It took some time for Klopp's side to get up to speed, probably carrying a hangover or two from the night before, but the players once again got the deed done,...
How good does the league table look? Liverpool are perched at the top of the tree, after a fantastic start to the season.
Few will begrudge them their place ahead of a terrific Man City team who are showing small signs of last season's exertions catching up. A record breaking 100 points and the need...
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Graham Scott
Date & Time - Wednesday, December 26th @ 15:00
Current Odds - Liverpool 7/50, Draw 7/1, Newcastle United 14/1
Form
Liverpool Form
Things are becoming very real for The Reds at the top of the table. Seven straight league wins since their 1-1 draw with Arsenal in early November means Liverpool are sitting pretty at...
The Liverpool of old may well have been held to an agonising draw after being pegged back in such disheartening circumstances, but this side were in no mood to hand Manchester United a point they simply didn't deserve.
Liverpool had raced out of the blocks and had Mourinho's men on the ropes. Sadio Mane's delightful...
“Don’t sack Mourinho, don’t sack Mourinho...”
Not at all a shabby Sunday. Three goals and three points for the Reds, back to top of the league to conclude a brilliant week.
We’ll worry about Wolves away tomorrow, but for now let us enjoy the delights of a first league win over Manchester United since 2014.
Let’s rate...
And with a single swish of a head the whole path of the 2018-2019 season changes course.
Not many Reds like David Luiz and with good reason. His two spells at Chelsea, his less than exemplary performance against Germany in the 2014 World Cup and his likeness for winning a dubious free kick means there...