Champions League

Reds’ Champions League Dreams Hinge on Rivals’ Missteps

As Liverpool teeter on the brink of Champions League qualification, one cannot help but ponder what must be going through Jurgen Klopp's mind behind closed doors. The Reds' hopes were revitalised on Sunday after their 1-0 triumph over Brentford, coupled with Newcastle United and Manchester United's losses to Arsenal and West Ham United, respectively. The...

Klopp Plays Down Liverpool’s Champions League Hopes Despite Win Over Forest

Liverpool have "nothing to do" with the Champions League race, manager Jurgen Klopp insisted after the Reds narrowed the gap to six points with a win over Nottingham Forest. The Reds came out on top in a rollercoaster 3-2 victory where all five goals came after the break. It was Liverpool's second Premier League win in...

How Liverpool Should Tackle These Final Nine Games?

These are the remaining fixtures on the Reds' Premier League schedule, which may define how they undertake their upcoming summer recruitment drive. Leeds United - Away Nottingham Forest - Home West Ham - Away Tottenham Hotspur - Home Fulham - Home Brentford - Home Leicester City - Away Aston Villa - Home Southampton - Away With the much spoken about Jude Bellingham saga rumbling...

Would A Year in The Europa League Help The Reds?

With the Reds now out of all remaining cup competitions, the race to qualify for next season's Champions League is now all there is to fight for. We saw a couple of years ago how the reds could mount an end of season charge, yet this somehow feels much more different. That very campaign...

Either Klopp must Make System Changes, or We Need A Manager That Can…

A system was devised and implemented to adapt to the modern game, under the guidance of a brilliant German manager. VAR was a tool that helped revolutionise the game, which has benefited the game overall. The Reds' defensive high line is something that has always been negatively portrayed by pundits and commentators, yet was...

Hopes For The International Break

There’s more than a few reds who would happily just end the season this second if it was offered to them right now. Out of the Champions League at the last 16, suffering from an injury-plagued campaign and with the top four looking an outside hope rather than expectation. April starts with two tough...

Trent Alexander-Arnold: Nothing more than a blip

When we look back on this horrible, instantly forgettable season in years to come, every Liverpool fan will have their own choice as the Reds' worst player. There is a depressingly long list to choose from, from the past-their-best Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to the out-of-sorts Joel Matip and Joe Gomez, with only Alisson really...

Tony Evans’ Column: Klopp Needs To Start Inspiring The Players Again

What’s worse than an international break? An international break that’s overshadowed by a sense of crisis. Bournemouth. Madrid. Neither performance was good enough, neither was acceptable. Jurgen Klopp’s demeanour in the Bernabeu afterwards was worrying. He is a bad loser but that didn’t show. You can moan all you like about FSG – and, yes, the...

Lessons Learned Versus Real Madrid

Out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage with barely a whimper. Truth be told, it wasn’t too much of a contest in the Bernabau as Real Madrid won 1-0 on the night and 6-2 on aggregate. Liverpool fans have a long time to process this one as their next game isn’t...

Real Madrid 1 – 0 Liverpool – CL Player of the Match (6-2 agg)

 Alisson Becker   Sensational, unmatched, irresistible, irreplaceable, and devastatingly world class.   The first half was a masterful display by the huge Brazilian, as he kept the reds clinging to the tie, with some outrageous saves.   With a long range effort tipped over, a short range effort thwarted, a one on one brilliantly smothered, and a number of efforts...