David Lynch reacts to Arne Slot's Florian Wirtz decision vs Aston Villa
Liverpool supporters still carry the warm afterglow of last season’s title triumph under Arne Slot, yet the new campaign has begun with a sharper edge. Big fees create big microscopes and nobody feels that more than Florian Wirtz. His £116m arrival from Bayer...
Liverpool 2 - 0 Aston Villa - Premier League Player Ratings
The Premier League’s return after a horrendously managed departure from the EFL Cup saw a powerful and structured Villa arrive to face a weak and misshapen Liverpool at Anfield. The Stadium was vibrant and the team finally responded with a good display of intent...
Liverpool Starting XI vs Aston Villa
Liverpool aim to reassert control as Aston Villa visit Anfield
Evenings like this can define rhythm and restore authority. Liverpool welcome Aston Villa to Anfield with urgency colouring the mood, competitive tension threading through every pre match word and selection choice. Defeat to Brentford last weekend lingered like unwelcome mist,...
Brentford 3 - 2 Liverpool - PL Player Ratings
The Premier League’s return after a scintillating 1-5 win in Germany saw the Reds travel to the Capital where a workmanlike Brentford hosted the reigning champions.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.
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Giorgi Mamardashvili - 6.0
The giant Georgian stopper was unable to use the ball intelligently...
Liverpool Seek Momentum at Brentford
Liverpool return to Premier League duty in west London tonight, aiming to carry their European spark into domestic form. An emphatic 5,1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek halted a run of four straight defeats across all competitions, offering a timely lift as October draws to a close.
The journey to...
Liverpool Focus on Kenny Dalglish Backing Mo Salah
Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish has offered firm support to Mo Salah as the forward experiences a slower opening to the 2025 to 26 campaign. With Liverpool adapting under Arne Slot after last season’s title success, the spotlight has intensified on Salah, yet Dalglish believes patience will pay...
Virgil van Dijk Earns Champions League Team of the Week Honour After Commanding Display
Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk has been rewarded for his towering performance in midweek by being named in the Champions League Team of the Week, underlining his influence at the heart of Arne Slot’s improving side.
Commanding Presence in Frankfurt
In a performance...
Eintracht Frankfurt 1 - 5 Liverpool – Champions League Postmortem
With Liverpool arriving on the back of four straight defeats, the need to avoid another loss—and the worst run in over seventy years—was paramount for the reigning Premier League champions. In a stadium brimming with energy and expectation, Arne Slot’s men delivered a night of...
Liverpool 5–1 Frankfurt: Quotes, Control and a Champions League Re-Set
Liverpool’s 5–1 victory over Frankfurt was as much about intent as execution, and Lewis Aspinall’s post-match reaction captured that mood swing. “Let’s not get carried away… we beat Frankfurt… a side who have really struggled this season,” he cautioned, even as he acknowledged the significance:...
Post-Match Raw: Szoboszlai, Liverpool and a Statement in Frankfurt
Liverpool’s 5–1 win away to Frankfurt in the Champions League became the perfect canvas for Anfield Index’s Post-Match Raw. In conversation with Trev Downey, Dave Hendrick and Hari Sethi moved between scepticism and satisfaction, weighing a necessary step forward against the longer road still ahead for...
