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...
Bradley Barcola hat-trick earns Iraola praise as Liverpool beat LASK
Andoni Iraola had seen something in training. Before Bradley Barcola turned six appearances without a goal or assist into a Champions League hat-trick, the Liverpool manager sensed his summer signing was ready to deliver.
That instinct was rewarded in Austria, where Barcola scored his first three...
Lewis Koumas reacts to first Champions League goal as Liverpool beat LASK
Bradley Barcola took the match ball, but Lewis Koumas left Austria with a milestone of his own. On a night when Liverpool scored six, the Wales international supplied an assist, claimed his first Champions League goal and gave a straightforward account of what...
Kostas Tsimikas Reflects on Dream Liverpool Captaincy After LASK Win
Kostas Tsimikas marked a major personal milestone after leading Liverpool as captain in the 6-3 Champions League victory over LASK, turning a routine group-stage outing into a memorable night for the Greece international.
With Virgil van Dijk starting on the bench and only introduced midway through...
Jeremy Jacquet Gesture Forces Andoni Iraola Into Quick Liverpool Change Against LASK
Liverpool won comfortably against LASK, but the main talking point from Austria was not the scoreline. It was Jeremy Jacquet signalling to the bench that his night may need to end early, and Andoni Iraola reacting immediately.
With Liverpool already 4-0 up, Jacquet appeared...
Bradley Barcola and Florian Wirtz Drive Liverpool to Thrilling 6-3 Champions League Victory
Liverpool’s 6-3 win over LASK carried the sort of scoreline that can obscure as much as it reveals. On paper, it looks like chaos. In practice, it was control for long stretches, pressure applied with precision, and a forward line that found...
