Fabinho's influence on the Liverpool midfield
Despite being European champions, Liverpool have a squad full of divisive players. Some are undervalued and some are simply misunderstood. There are a number who tick both boxes and one such player is Fabinho.
The Brazilian doesn’t score goals. He doesn’t assist them either. He doesn’t play 70-yard crossfield passes that are shown on the Match of the Day highlight reel and he’s not the sort to dance past four opposition players before picking out a team-mate. The former Monaco …
Manchester City v Liverpool Preview - This is the big one...
The Details
Venue - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee - Anthony Taylor
Date & Time - Thursday, January 3rd @ 20:00
Current Odds - Manchester City 26/25, Draw 14/5, Liverpool 13/5
Form
Manchester City Form
December proved to be a tough month for Manchester City as they suffered two league defeats in a row, at home to Crystal Palace and then away to Leicester City.
City have only won two of their last five in all competitions, needing a penalty shootout to overcome Leicester City …
Liverpool v Manchester City Preview - Reds and City face-off in potential thriller
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Martin Atkinson
Date & Time - Sunday, October 7th @ 16:30
Current Odds - Liverpool 13/8, Draw 13/5, Manchester City 17/10
Form
Liverpool Form
Liverpool's form has taken a definite hit over the last week or so. Yet, the most important fixture, in my view, was when Jurgen Klopp's men attained the most positive result of the last week - with Daniel Sturridge bagging a late equaliser at Stamford Bridge to maintain The Reds' unbeaten league …
Liverpool Need to Take Advantage of World Cup Hangovers
The Premier League season starts in just a few days. And the spectre of the World Cup still hangs over the Premier League’s top six. This was a World Cup in which the Premier League’s top teams all had plenty of players not just participating but going the distance – and certain teams will benefit from that.
Liverpool need to be one of the beneficiaries.
It’s expected that Roberto Firmino and his Brazilian teammate Alisson Becker will start against West …
Manchester City v Liverpool Preview - Depleted Reds to Get the Job Done
The Details
Venue - Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Referee - Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Date & Time - Tuesday, April 10th 2018 @ 19:45 BST
Current Odds - Manchester City 4/9, Draw 15/4, Liverpool 5/1
Form
Manchester City Form
City have had a disappointing week. Defeat at Anfield was followed by a failure to win the title at home to United on Saturday evening. It will be very interesting to see how this team reacts on Tuesday night when they have to overturn …
Rampant Reds seal 3-0 first leg win at a raucous Anfield
Starting XIs:
Liverpool: Loris Karius, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dejan Lovren, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino
Manchester City: Ederson Moraes, Kyle Walker, Nicolas Otamendi, Vincent Kompany, Aymeric Laporte, Fernandinho, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Kevin de Bruyne, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus
Champions League quarterfinal nights were back at Anfield, and it started on a rather sombre note for the Reds as a bunch of nincompoops decided that throwing a few projectiles …
Liverpool v Manchester City Preview - These are the Games We Dream Of
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Felix Brych (GER)
Date & Time - Wednesday, April 4th 2018 @ 19:45 BST
Current Odds - Liverpool 2/1, Draw 13/5, Manchester City 7/5
Form
Liverpool Form
Liverpool have been playing well, despite one or two blips, since late October. That is no mean feat. Klopp's men have impressed on almost all of their outings since Spurs gave them a right old beating at Wembley. Defeats at Swansea and Old Trafford have been the …
Why Emre Can Will Become a World-Class Number Six
Emre Can has been a player who has polarised the opinion of Liverpool fans, not just about how good he is but what his best position is also. Up until this season, many fans including myself believed he was most effective in the number 8 position, operating as a box to box midfielder. This role gives him the freedom to make those driving runs into the final third on a more regular basis, linking midfield with the attack without as …
Liverpool 4-3 Man City: A Tactical Breakdown
From start to finish, Liverpool's Premier League tie with Manchester City was electric. Essentially, two very similar schools of tactical thinking came together, and on this occasion, Klopp's relentless pressing from the front, numerical overloads, and astute counter-pressing positioning came out on top.
Instead of breaking down the goals in this analysis, because a majority of them were from individual errors, we'll be looking at Liverpool's and City's shape, positioning and pressing, and how these, in themselves, created chances, and …
Reborn Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Continues To Excel
If ever a day summed up why Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's decision to trade Arsenal for Liverpool last August was an inspired one, it was Sunday.
As the 24-year-old was sat preparing for the Reds’ eagerly-anticipated clash with Man City, his former club were blowing a lead and suffering defeat at Bournemouth, languishing in sixth-place in the Premier League in the process.
In a parallel universe, Oxlade-Chamberlain could easily have been lining up at Dean Court in a horribly average Arsenal team …