Alexander Isak and Jeremy Jacquet Earn Premier League Award Recognition
Liverpool’s encouraging start under Andoni Iraola has produced plenty of talking points, but perhaps the clearest indication of progress comes at opposite ends of the pitch.
Alexander Isak is scoring goals. Jeremy Jacquet is helping prevent them.
Both Liverpool players have now been shortlisted for the Premier...
Liverpool Face Major Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker Contract Decisions
Liverpool’s next sporting director will arrive with plenty in the in tray. Transfers, recruitment strategy and the continuing reshaping of the squad will demand attention, but there is another issue moving steadily towards the top of the agenda.
Contracts.
Five senior Liverpool players are currently due...
Liverpool Loanee Faces Crucial Fitness Test as Loan Spell Comes Under Early Pressure
A Liverpool loan move has come under an unwelcome spotlight after reports in Europe suggested concern over the player’s physical condition, with Sport Witness detailing frustration around his start and the belief that he now has a short window to improve matters.
The...
Graham Potter outlines Alexander Isak plan for Sweden’s Nations League fixtures
Graham Potter has left the door open for Alexander Isak to start all four of Sweden’s forthcoming UEFA Nations League matches, while making clear that the Liverpool striker will not play every minute.
That distinction matters for a player whose encouraging start to the season...
Van Dijk reveals why Xavi convinced him to extend his Netherlands career
For Virgil van Dijk, the question was never simply whether his legs could carry him through another international campaign. It was whether representing the Netherlands would still bring the sense of purpose and enjoyment that made the commitment worthwhile.
Xavi appears to have supplied...
Liverpool’s January plans could reveal 1892 Holdings’ growing influence
The most consequential decisions in a transfer window often happen before a target becomes public. They concern responsibility, budgets and the people trusted to decide what a football club needs.
For Liverpool, the ownership changes discussed on Anfield Index’s Media Matters could make those questions especially relevant...
Rio Ngumoha contract should lead Julian Ward’s Liverpool priorities
Rio Ngumoha offers Liverpool a future worth securing
Some decisions at Liverpool demand a calculation about what a player has left to give. Others concern what he might become. Rio Ngumoha’s contract belongs firmly in the second category, which is why it deserves a prominent place on...
Exclusive: Ray Houghton Defends Liverpool Star After Recent Criticism
Last season was undoubtedly Dominik Szoboszlai's best campaign in a Liverpool shirt. The midfielder managed 13 goals and 12 assists across all competitions in a struggling side.
As it stands, the 25-year-old looks set to become Liverpool's next captain as he prepares to step into the shoes...
Exclusive: Former Liverpool Star Discusses Florian Wirtz's Struggles
Florian Wirtz looked set to become the new face of the Premier League when he joined Liverpool for £116m last summer. That is how highly-rated the German midfielder was.
However, he has so far massively failed to live up to expectations. Of course some of the criticism is...
Jacquet and Araujo give Liverpool a platform for progress
Liverpool’s most encouraging development may be taking shape away from the forwards expected to define their season. While the attack searches for rhythm, Jacquet and Araujo are giving the side something equally valuable: a defensive foundation that can survive an imperfect performance.
That was the central message...
