Liverpool season analysis

Liverpool Show Steel in Marseille as Slot Delivers When It Matters

Marseille 0 - 3 Liverpool - CL Player Ratings The Champions League saw the Reds travel to France as swirling speculation surrounding the future of Arne Slot refused to dampen. Could this be the last game for the Premier League champion? The lineup and subsequent ratings are listed below. https://twitter.com/lfctransferroom/status/2014095105125216556?s=46&t=rxgukmqdoXc4muVFLSx2EQ Alisson Becker - 7.0 The giant Brazilian stopper was...

James Pearce reveals what to expect as Mohamed Salah returns for Liverpool

Mohamed Salah Returns to Liverpool as Arne Slot Faces a Defining Decision Mohamed Salah’s return to Liverpool training this week felt deliberately symbolic. Late onto the pitch, warmly greeted by team-mates, and swiftly back in the travelling squad for Marseille, it was a reminder that even after eight and a half years, his presence still...

Marseille vs Liverpool – Champions League Group Stage Preview

Marseille vs Liverpool – Champions League Group Stage Preview Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2026 Venue: Stade Vélodrome Kick-off: 20:00 CET Liverpool arrives in France looking like a team coached not to lose rather than a side built to overcome and win. Another Premier League draw at Anfield has drained what little momentum existed, leaving the reigning English champions...

Another Draw, Another Question as Wirtz Carries Liverpool Forward

Liverpool 1 – 1 Burnley – Premier League Postmortem By Steven Smith After a week of decent results and encouraging performances, consistency was needed on top of three points as the shadow of Xabi Alonso loomed quietly over Anfield. A draw away to Arsenal followed by FA Cup progression had steadied the ship, but this was...

Van Dijk: “I don’t like boos from my own fans”

Van Dijk Confronts Liverpool Malaise After Burnley Draw Liverpool’s season has reached an uncomfortable juncture, one defined not by collapse but by erosion. Momentum, once so reliable at Anfield, now feels fragile. Following a 1-1 draw with Burnley, a result that extended a worrying run of league stalemates, Virgil van Dijk offered an unusually candid...

Gags Tandon Show: “Even when Liverpool control games they still can’t win”

Liverpool 1 Burnley 1: When Control Wasn’t Enough at Anfield There are draws that feel like defeats, and then there are draws that linger, needling away at bigger questions. Liverpool’s 1–1 with Burnley fell firmly into the latter category. It was a game of territorial dominance and emotional frustration, of pressure applied without the release...

Florian Wirtz Impressive as Liverpool Draw Again Against Burnley

Liverpool 1 – 1 Burnley – Premier League Man of the Match Florian Wirtz – Liverpool FC Steven Smith’s Pre-match Prediction: https://twitter.com/samueilfc/status/2012553707578081502?s=46&t=rxgukmqdoXc4muVFLSx2EQ This should have been routine. It should have been comfortable. Liverpool dominated territory, possession, and momentum for long spells, yet once again walked away with far less than they deserved. A frantic five-minute spell after the...

Slot confirms when world class star likely to return

Salah Return Looms as Slot Balances Champions League Pressure Liverpool’s season, like so many before it, appears to be bending around Mohamed Salah. Not in the sense of over-reliance, but in the way gravity works: when he is present, everything feels heavier for the opposition and more coherent for those around him. As the Champions...

Journalist: Arne Slot deserves ‘immense respect’ despite Liverpool’s recent struggles

Respect for Arne Slot remains vital amid Liverpool's title defence Liverpool Football Club has never lacked opinion. From the Kop to the far reaches of social media, every result, selection and tactical tweak is dissected within minutes. That intensity comes with the territory, but it also brings responsibility. During the Reds’ current title defence, with...

Pundit defends Arne Slot despite Liverpool’s poor season

Simon Jordan urges patience as Arne Slot navigates Liverpool’s defining season Liverpool exist in a perpetual state of scrutiny, where success rarely quietens debate and uncertainty is treated as an invitation for speculation. Even a title-winning campaign can become a prelude to doubt rather than a conclusion. That is the environment Arne Slot currently inhabits,...