Bradley Barcola settling into Liverpool life after difficult start
Bradley Barcola has arrived at Liverpool with a €145m fee on his back, a World Cup summer behind him and very little time to settle. So the slow start was hardly shocking. Expensive signings do not become instant answers just because the invoice is huge.
The 24-year-old...
Liverpool team news: Andoni Iraola puts freshness first before Villarreal clash
Andoni Iraola wants Liverpool’s strongest available team on the pitch against Villarreal. His definition of that team, however, depends on how players have recovered from a particularly demanding afternoon at Brentford.
With four consecutive home fixtures approaching, Liverpool face an opportunity to build momentum at...
Rio Ngumoha contract talks progressing as Liverpool youngster thrives under Andoni Iraola
There is a freshness about Rio Ngumoha that feels perfectly suited to the demands of modern Liverpool, a young forward with pace, nerve and the kind of adaptability that turns promise into genuine trust. At 18, he is already beginning to look like...
Florian Wirtz Remains Liverpool’s Big Tactical Question After Brentford Win
Liverpool got the result they needed at Brentford. They responded to a first league defeat of the season, collected an away win and climbed to fifth. On the surface, that is the kind of afternoon Andoni Iraola would have taken without much fuss. Dig a...
Liverpool Injury Update as Andoni Iraola Confirms Setback for Jeremie Frimpong and Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool left Brentford with three points and a 2-1 victory, but the mood around Andoni Iraola was tempered by the kind of injury news that can sour a good afternoon. In the hard light that follows a narrow win, the head...
Liverpool’s Brentford Test Comes Fast as Fixture List Starts to Bite
Liverpool head to Brentford this afternoon with the season already asking awkward questions of Andoni Iraola and his squad. The issue is simple enough. The Reds have had precious little time to recover after Wednesday night’s 6-3 win over LASK in Austria, a game...
Alexander Isak Injury Concern Grows as Bradley Barcola Delivers Liverpool Breakthrough
Liverpool finally got a return that looked worthy of a nine-figure outlay. Bradley Barcola’s Champions League hat-trick against LASK was emphatic, timely and badly needed. More to the point, it felt like the first genuinely weighty statement from Liverpool’s expensive attacking rebuild.
Alexander Isak had...
Virgil van Dijk Offers Liverpool Injury Reassurance Ahead of Brentford Clash
Virgil van Dijk has offered Liverpool a welcome measure of reassurance ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to Brentford, suggesting that the calf injury sustained against Manchester City should not prevent him from returning to the starting line-up.
For a player whose presence has become...
Bradley Barcola Hat-Trick Puts Him on Liverpool’s Elite Champions League List
Bradley Barcola has had a slow start at Liverpool. That is over now.
In Linz, the French forward delivered the first hat-trick of his senior club career and did it cleanly, decisively and without fuss. Three chances taken, three finishes delivered properly, and suddenly the...
Florian Wirtz Confidence Question Grows After Liverpool Win Over LASK
Florian Wirtz finally produced something tangible for Liverpool in midweek, registering his second assist of the season against LASK. It was better, and Liverpool needed better. One decent night, though, does not wipe away the wider issue.
The problem is not hard to spot. Wirtz has...
