Champions League

Gini Wijnaldum: The real MVP of this Liverpool team

If pressed to name Liverpool’s most important player, a case could be made for a number of the team. Virgil van Dijk and Alisson are often at the top of the pile, Fabinho entered the conversation after his dominant performances earlier on in the campaign while Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane can...

Liverpool are Un-Upgradeable

Do Liverpool have a single area of their team that requires an upgrade? No. Well, that’s that then. However, just imagine thinking that at the beginning of the previous decade. Liverpool go into 2020 as not only the best team in England, but the most feared side in world football. Many discussions have been had as to how...

What if… Liverpool hadn’t signed Divock Origi?

‘It’s Saturday night and I like the way you move, Divock Origi,’ chants the Kop as the loveable Belgian forward comes on the 84th minute for Roberto Firmino in a last-ditch attempt to get one up on local rivals Everton yet again. Less than 10 minutes later, Origi had scored one of the most bizarre...

Minamino Signing Means New Liverpool Transfer Strategy

Pending a successful medical, Liverpool will sign Japan international Takumi Minamino from RB Salzburg in January. After impressing twice against the Reds in this season's Champions League group stage, the 24 year old will join £7.25M after the European Champions elected to trigger his paltry release clause. Capable of playing across the front three, off the...

How Much Can Klopp’s Liverpool Win?

For a lot of Liverpool fans, it feels like waiting for the other shoe to drop. 16 wins out of 17 in the Premier League and topping their Champions’ League group, the Reds have suffered just one defeat across those two competitions, and ahead of the Club World Cup in Qatar, leave the Premier League...

The quiet man – Liverpool’s acquisition of Takumi Minamino

In the 56th-minute of Liverpool's 4-3 win over Red Bull Salzburg at Anfield, Hee-Chan Hwang exploited the space on the left. Hwang wrapped his foot around the ball and put in a cross which would find its way to Takumi Minamino. The 24-year-old had been calling for it, arms raised, as he raced towards...

Moving On The Liverpool Way

When it comes to advancing from the Champions League group stage, Liverpool refuse to do things the easy way. From Gerrard’s wonder strike against Olympiakos in 2004 to needing a result against Spartak Moscow in 2017 to Alisson’s amazing save against Napoli under the lights at Anfield in 2018, Liverpool love to keep things...

Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?

Liverpool are through to the last-16 of the Champions League as group winners after a 2-0 win away to Red Bull Salzburg. How only two goals were scored in the 90 minutes is anyone’s guess; on another day, Mo Salah alone would have had 5. Top of the Premier League and winning the Champions...

Liverpool Power Into Last 16 After Salzburg Win

Liverpool advanced to the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League as Group E winners after a 2-0 victory away to Salzburg tonight. Two goals in two second half minutes from Naby Keita and Mohamed Salah sufficed for the defending Champions in a game where the final score flattered Jesse Marsch's hosts. Salzburg had an opportunity...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup against RB Salzburg this evening?

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team is currently in Austria, preparing to do battle with Red Bull Salzburg in this evening's final Champions League Group E fixture. Joel Matip, Fabinho and Adam Lallana all missed out on the trip due to injury. Matip won't be fit for action for another couple of weeks while Fabinho is expected...