Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Iraola Faces Emotional Vitality Return
Football has a habit of serving up neat little storylines, and this one barely needs dressing up. Andoni Iraola heads back to Bournemouth this afternoon, back to the ground where he built something meaningful, back to the club he guided into Europe, and back to a crowd...
Liverpool Team News and Bournemouth Test as Andoni Iraola Eyes Freshness Edge
Liverpool head to the Vitality Stadium on Sunday with no new injury concerns, which is the first box Andoni Iraola needed ticked before discussing anything else. The squad situation is unchanged, the schedule has offered a small opening, and the opponent is one...
Andoni Iraola Adapts Liverpool Training as Fixture Pile-Up Tests Squad Depth
Andoni Iraola has already worked out one simple truth at Liverpool. If your team plays every three days, proper training becomes a luxury.
That is the reality facing the new head coach as Liverpool juggle Premier League, Champions League and Carabao Cup commitments early in...
Dominik Szoboszlai’s Liverpool Role Comes Into Focus After Tottenham Stunner
Dominik Szoboszlai has rarely been short of confidence, and his spectacular goal in Liverpool’s 3-1 Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur provided another reminder of what the Hungarian can produce.
Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele discussed...
Liverpool Youngsters Give Iraola Plenty to Consider After Tottenham Cup Win
Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup provided something that has occasionally been in short supply at Anfield recently, a genuine feel-good evening.
Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele reflected on a night...
Cody Gakpo, Man City Interest and Why Liverpool Escaped a Major Transfer Mistake
Cody Gakpo’s sharp start to the season has quickly altered the conversation around his Liverpool future, and in truth, it has also cast fresh light on one of the more surprising stories of the summer. Credit to James Pearce on The Athletic...
Lewis Koumas Driven by Liverpool Hunger After Tottenham Display
Lewis Koumas has made his point quickly this season. Four first-team appearances, a Player of the Match display in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield, and a growing sense that Andoni Iraola trusts him.
That matters. At Liverpool, academy players do not get...
Liverpool v Chelsea Confirmed in Carabao Cup Fourth Round Draw
Liverpool will face Chelsea at Anfield in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, with the draw handing Andoni Iraola’s side a high-profile home tie.
There is no dressing this up as anything other than a serious test. Chelsea are one of the stronger sides left...
Joe Gomez Return Gives Iraola Timely Liverpool Boost After Injury Layoff
Joe Gomez’s evening against Tottenham Hotspur lasted only 45 minutes, but for Liverpool and Andoni Iraola, that was precisely the point.
After spending the opening weeks of the season recovering from the injury he sustained during pre-season, Gomez returned to the starting line-up in Liverpool’s...
Alexis Mac Allister emerges as Liverpool’s first-choice midfielder
Liverpool’s search for midfield balance has produced plenty of questions, but Alexis Mac Allister is beginning to look like the answer around which the others should be arranged.
His performance against Tottenham offered the most visible evidence. A goal and an assist supplied the headline contribution, yet the...