Liverpool assess right back depth amid injury concerns
Liverpool are being nudged towards a familiar Premier League solution as their options on the right side of defence come under scrutiny. With Arne Slot now firmly established at Anfield after guiding the club to the Premier League title in 2024/25, recruitment is expected to remain measured...
Liverpool £450m rebuild under Arne Slot demands sharper returns
Liverpool do not lack ambition, and nobody can accuse the club of standing still. A £450m summer outlay brought Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Giovanni Leoni and Giorgi Mamardashvili through the door, a statement of intent that redefined expectations. Yet as...
Liverpool’s Search for a Right-Back Leads to Daniel Banjaqui
Liverpool’s relationship with the right-back position has, for the better part of a decade, been one of comfort and certainty. It was a role redefined, expanded and elevated into something closer to an organising principle than a simple defensive post. Replacing that influence was never going...
Liverpool Transfer Update on Calvin Ramsay Decision
Liverpool appear set to keep faith with Liverpool youngster Calvin Ramsay this month, opting against a loan move despite recent squad pressures. Credit must go to Simon Jones for The Daily Mail, who first reported that the club do not intend to allow the right back to leave,...
Liverpool on Alert as Vanderson Emerges as Right-Back Solution from Monaco
Liverpool’s season has taken on an unexpected subplot. Not one defined by silverware or tactical evolution, but by fragility. The right side of the defence, once a position of creative certainty and structural balance, has become a recurring concern. Injuries have intervened, plans have...
Liverpool, Federico Chiesa and a Window Defined by Inaction
Liverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley should have been straightforward. As Dave Davis put it on Media Matters for Anfield Index, it had “three world class goals” and a comfortable scoreline. Yet, as the conversation with David Lynch unfolded, the sense of unease never lifted....
Liverpool progress, but questions linger around Cody Gakpo
Liverpool’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Barnsley moved Arne Slot’s side into the fourth round, yet the scoreline masked a performance that prompted sharp analysis on the Daily Red Podcast. Speaking in his familiar lunchtime slot, Dave Hendrick delivered a typically forensic breakdown, reserving his strongest criticism...
Fitness rebuild shaping Liverpool pathway
For Calvin Ramsay, time has moved in fits and starts since his arrival at Liverpool in 2022. Injuries, interrupted loans and long periods away from the spotlight have defined much of the journey. This season, though, there is a sense of momentum. A carefully judged summer plan, designed to address...
Liverpool Forced Into January Action After Bradley Blow
Liverpool’s January plans have been jolted into life by misfortune rather than ambition. Conor Bradley’s serious knee injury, sustained against Arsenal, has left Arne Slot confronting a problem that cannot be parked until the summer. As first reported by Sky Sports reporter Florian Plettenberg, Liverpool are now...
Liverpool's FA Cup Victory Over Barnsley: More Grit Than Glamour
Liverpool’s win over Barnsley in the FA Cup may have lacked fireworks, but it opened a window into the current mood around the club. On the Anfield Index podcast Post-match RAW, Guy Drinkel and Trev Downey dissected the game in their characteristically candid style.
“It was...
