Liverpool’s Anfield Draws Put Early Focus on Andoni Iraola, Fixture Fatigue and Attacking Balance
Liverpool have taken six points from their opening four Premier League matches, they remain unbeaten, and yet the mood around Anfield has already sharpened. A goalless draw with Fulham followed another home stalemate, meaning two league games at Anfield have brought...
Liverpool vs Fulham: Alvaro Arbeloa Sees Andoni Iraola’s High-Press Blueprint Taking Shape
Fulham arrive at Anfield on Saturday with a problem that is hard to dress up. Alvaro Arbeloa has lost his first three Premier League matches as head coach, and now he takes his side to face a Liverpool team that look increasingly clear...
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...
Bradley Barcola fitness latest ahead of Liverpool vs Fulham at Anfield
Liverpool look set to have Bradley Barcola available for Fulham, which matters because attacking depth is already being tested and Andoni Iraola has little reason to gamble this early in the season.
Barcola made his full Liverpool debut in the Champions League win over Atletico...
Former Liverpool Star Aims Dig at Alexis Mac Allister
It has been a busy week for everyone at Liverpool Football Club, but perhaps even more so for one figure. Alexis Mac Allister.
After an impressive performance in Liverpool's 2-0 win at Ipswich Town last week, Mac Allister took to the media ahead of the Reds' Champions...
Liverpool v Fulham Team News: Cody Gakpo Doubt, Bradley Barcola Boost
Liverpool go into Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Fulham waiting on Cody Gakpo’s fitness. The forward missed the midweek win over Atletico Madrid at Anfield because of what Andoni Iraola called “adductor issues”, and there is still no certainty over whether he will be...
Andoni Iraola Offers Hugo Ekitike Return Boost as Liverpool Assess Bradley Barcola and Cody Gakpo
Liverpool may yet see Hugo Ekitike back before the Champions League league phase is over. That is the clearest takeaway from Andoni Iraola’s latest fitness update, and it matters because the options up front are thin.
Ekitike has been out since...
Ronald Araujo, Liverpool and the Right-Back Question Growing Bigger by the Week
Ronald Araujo’s start at Liverpool has quickly shifted the conversation from short-term cover to something far more interesting. After only a handful of appearances, the Uruguay international has brought aggression, personality and reliability to a side that needed certainty at right-back, and that...
Alexander Isak Incident Exposes Atletico Madrid Approach at Anfield
Liverpool got the result they wanted at Anfield, but the talking point that lingered was not the winning goal. It was the treatment of Alexander Isak, and the reaction to a challenge that looked far more calculated than careless. Credit to Freddie Ljungberg on Viaplay, via...
Florian Wirtz pressing display shows his growing Liverpool value
There are nights when a footballer leaves the ground without the numbers that usually drive the debate, no goal, no assist, no headline moment, and yet his contribution can still tell you plenty. That was the case with Florian Wirtz in Liverpool’s win over Atletico Madrid.
The...
