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Liverpool Must Take Bayern Seriously to Maintain Title Momentum

Having successfully dispatched of Burnley 4-2 at Anfield, Liverpool continue their Champions League quest against Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the decisive second leg. The tie is delicately poised at 0-0 from the first leg which could be seen as an advantage to Bayern that they avoided defeat away from home, or a positive for...

Bayern Munich v Liverpool Preview – All to play for as Liverpool chase away goal in Munich

The Details   Venue - Allianz Arena, Munich Referee - Daniele Orsato (ITA) Date & Time - Wednesday, March 13th 2019 @ 20:00 Current Odds - FC Bayern 11/10, Draw 27/10, Liverpool 13/5 Form FC Bayern Form Bayern Munich have clawed their way back to the top of the Bundesliga at the expense of Borussia Dortmund. The 0-0 draw at Anfield was the only one of...

Observations as Liverpool Show Tenacity to Dismiss Talk of Losing Their Bottle

Liverpool ensured they remain hot on the tails of title rivals Manchester City with a 4-2 win against Burnley on Sunday afternoon. Despite the blistering conditions, the wind wouldn’t impede Jurgen Klopp’s side this time out, with braces from Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino enough to overturn the early deficit. Indeed, it was hardly the...

Key Stats As Liverpool Keep The Pressure On Against Burnley

Liverpool saw off a poor but spirited Burnley side thanks to doubles from Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino. But what were the key stats from a pulsating 4-2 win on Sunday lunchtime at Anfield? Sadio Strikes Again If it seems like I’m doing a section on Sadio Mané every single week, but he’s very quickly become...

Naby Keita: The key to a good performance against Burnley

Let's cast our minds back to a cold, dark Wednesday night at Turf Moor in December. Jürgen Klopp took his Liverpool team to take on Sean Dyche's Burnley and selected Naby Keita in central midfield for the second consecutive match after an injury lay-off had seen him reduced to watching his team mates from the...

Klopp’s PlayStation Midfield

You know, I’d already got this article in my brain long before I saw this tweet from Michael Caley, the brain behind Caley Graphics xG maps. Caley is a brilliant football analyst and the insight that he offers in this tweet backs up other data that I’ve seen in other places, but the simple...

Liverpool vs Burnley Preview – Potential Key Battles

Liverpool are off the top of the Premier League following a 0-0 draw against Everton at Goodison Park. But with nine games to go, it’s still all to play, and the Reds will be hoping to bounce back from their fourth draw in six league games with a home fixture against Burnley. So what...

Liverpool v Burnley Preview – Reds can’t allow another draw at home to Burnley

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Andre Marriner Date & Time - Sunday, March 10th @ 12:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 7/50, Draw 13/2, Burnley 16/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have drawn five of their last seven games in all competitions. While the defence is still doing its job, goals have been hard to come by at the other end (unless we play...

Positive Thoughts & Taiwo Awoniyi | Reflecting on Liverpool’s Transfer Nous

In the midst of trying to wrap up an abysmal Bundesliga campaign, reports from German sports outlet Spox indicate that Schalke 04 have lodged preliminary interest with Liverpool in bringing youth forward Taiwo Awoniyi into their ranks over the summer. But this article, while dancing around the topic, concerns something broader than that simple fact. Moving...

Majestic Van Dijk has Produced a Season of Greatness

Even when Liverpool leave you tearing your hair out, Virgil van Dijk still manages to come away blameless. At Everton, the Reds played with the kind of intensity on show at Goodison Park last season, when thoughts were more on Champions League duty rather than derby affairs, as a drab 0-0 draw was played out. Last...