Liverpool Transfer Strategy Explained as Alexis Mac Allister Future Clouds and Alex Scott Link Emerges
Liverpool appear to be shaping another significant midfield decision for the summers ahead, with Alexis Mac Allister’s long term future now under sharper focus following fresh reporting credited to talkSPORT. The situation is layered, commercially driven and, from the outside,...
Andoni Iraola Confirms Bradley Barcola Fitness After Liverpool Debut Scare
Liverpool have no Bradley Barcola injury problem. That is the short version, and for now it is the important one.
The £123million summer signing was forced off an hour into his full debut against Atletico Madrid, prompting the usual anxiety. Team-mates gathered around him, medical staff...
Liverpool 2–1 Atletico Madrid – Champions League Post-Match Report
By Steven Smith
After Liverpool’s return to Champions League action ended with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Atletico Madrid, Andoni Iraola’s side can take plenty of encouragement from a performance that demanded real character.
This was certainly not straightforward.
Liverpool found themselves up against a ferocious Atletico side that...
Liverpool 2 - 1 Atletico Madrid - CL Player Ratings
The Champions League return saw the Reds host Diego Simeone and his ferocious Atletico Madrid side, and the opening round of games in this year's European Cup began with an explosion on Merseyside.
The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below.
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Alisson Becker - 7.0
The giant...
Liverpool opened their Champions League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield, with Alexis Mac Allister producing the decisive moment in front of the Kop.
The Argentine midfielder struck emphatically from outside the penalty area after Dominik Szoboszlai had cancelled out Marcos Llorente’s opener, giving Andoni Iraola his first home victory...
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones under scrutiny after Real Madrid vs Inter Milan clash
There was something undeniably striking about seeing Trent Alexander-Arnold and Curtis Jones meet on opposite sides of a Champions League tie. Two lads shaped by Liverpool, born within a few miles of one another, schooled in the same academy values, now...
Julian Ward ‘Stands a Really Good Chance’ as Liverpool Sporting Director Search Takes Shape
Liverpool’s search for a new sporting director has inevitably produced a familiar name, Julian Ward.
Speaking on The Athletic FC Podcast, David Ornstein offered an intriguing update on Liverpool’s plans following Richard Hughes’ departure for Al Hilal, explaining that the process is...
Liverpool Moves for Palestra and Mendes Reveal Richard Hughes Transfer Plan
Transfer windows are generally remembered for what happened. There is, though, another version of recruitment history, one constructed from the deals that were considered, explored and eventually abandoned.
In Richard Hughes’ case at Liverpool, that alternative history contains two particularly intriguing names: Marco Palestra and...
Hughes Successor Ready Made In House?
Liverpool’s search for a new sporting director inevitably encourages a discussion about promotion. Find the smartest person within the building, give them greater responsibility and allow them to climb.
Pedro Marques presents Liverpool with a rather different question. What happens when somebody is already regarded as exceptional at precisely the...
