Champions League

Liverpool’s Lallana Experiment Sets Positive Precedent

Jurgen Klopp raised a few eyebrows with his team selection for Liverpool's recent Premier League victory away to Aston Villa. With Fabinho walking a suspension tightrope ahead of this coming weekend's top of the table clash with Manchester  City, the Brazilian sat the game out. In his stead, most assumed that Jordan Henderson -- who played...

Oxlade-Chamberlain will keep pushing himself after another match-winning performance

Liverpool beat Genk 2-1 at Anfield on Tuesday night and the match-winner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, believes he has more to offer Jurgen Klopp's side as he gets back near his best. Despite Liverpool's dominance, the teams were level at 1-1 going in at half-time. Oxlade-Chamberlain popped up with an excellent low finish, on the turn, to...

Predicting Liverpool’s starting lineup for the Champions League clash with Genk tonight

Liverpool play Belgian side KRC Genk in the Champions League at Anfield tonight. We've had a go at predicting Jurgen Klopp's starting lineup for the game. Joel Matip and Xherdan Shaqiri will miss the game through injury. Alisson Becker will start in goal for The Reds. Joe Gomez will most likely start alongside Virgil van Dijk...

Liverpool v KRC Genk Preview – Three points a must for Reds

The Details   Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Ivan Kruzliak (SVN) Date & Time - Tuesday, November 5th 2019 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 2/25, Draw 9/1, KRC Genk 25/1 _______________________________________________________________ It's another night of European football at Anfield this Tuesday. Us Reds fans have been completely spoiled with the amount of special Champions League fixtures we've had the pleasure of seeing...

Four Years of Jurgen Klopp – Part 5: Klopp 4-0 Impossible

This month marks four years since Jürgen Klopp took charge at Anfield and began the process of transforming the Reds into one of the most dominant teams in world football. You can read the previous entries in the series below: Part 1: Liverpool 2-2 West Bromwich Albion Part 2: Manchester City 1-4 Liverpool  Part 3: Liverpool 4-3 Borussia...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Klopp’s key to unlock midfield’s potential?

It was a return to form that was one of the most welcome in recent memory. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who endeared himself to Liverpool fans everywhere during the 2017/18 season, reminded Reds last night what they’ve missed during his arduous absence after his cruel knee injury. The dominant, powerful and threatening Ox was back with a bang,...

Why Gini Being Let Out Of His Bottle Would Boost Liverpool

It wouldn't be an international break in the last year or so without two things happening. One, Liverpool fans worrying about any of their stars being injured in a meaningless friendly on the other side of the globe; or two, the timelines of Reds fans being festooned with clips of Georginio Wijnaldum plundering goals for...

Genk 1-4 Liverpool: A Tactical Breakdown

So it begins. A gruelling period for Liverpool’s squad which will only leave three full rest days until the 23rd January (that’s days between games that are not classed as recovery). However, this particular fixture carried a little extra weight. Having won seventeen consecutive league matches, Liverpool put in one of their worst displays over...

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain revels in aftermath of goalscoring performance

Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says he's delighted to be back in action after being restricted to watching his team's success last season. Speaking on BT Sport after The Reds' 4-1 win in Belgium, in which 'The Ox' scored twice, Liverpool's attacking midfielder said: “I’ve definitely missed it. It’s nice to be back out there. It’s a...

Genk 1-4 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?

A win on the road in the Champions’ League Group Stage - only had to wait 2 years for it. Genk posed a bit of a threat, mainly from offside positions, but the Reds came out comfortable victors. It was a shame to not be able to see out the game with a clean...