Liverpool

Liverpool And The Fabinho Conundrum

Without a shred of a doubt, Fabinho has been Liverpool's best centre half this season. Considering the Brazilian only played the role once previously, keeping Robert Lewandowski scoreless in a 0-0 Champions League draw with FC Bayern in 2019, his adaptation to the heart of the defence has been remarkable. In lieu of the injured Virgil...

Thiago hails teammate as “awesome to play alongside” after Liverpool progress in Champions League

Liverpool's Thiago Alcântara was signing the praises of Fabinho after The Reds' progressed to the quarter-final stages of the Champions League. Fabinho was back in his more natural defensive-midfield role as Jürgen Klopp's men beat Bundesliga side, RB Leipzig, 2-0 in Budapest, going through 4-0 on aggregate. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané were the scorers, as...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup to play RB Leipzig tonight in the Champions League?

Liverpool are back in Budapest tonight as they prepare to defend their two-goal lead against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. Jürgen Klopp's men won the 'away' leg on the same ground back in February. Tonight's fixture is technically Liverpool's 'home' leg but, due to COVID-enforced travel restrictions between the UK and Germany, both games...

Klopp quizzed on Liverpool squad’s current “mentality”

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp admits his squad needs to "gain confidence and momentum again" as they struggle to get out of their current slump in form. The Reds slipped to a sixth consecutive defeat at Anfield - the worst run in the club's history - as they lost 1-0 to Fulham on Sunday. At his post-match...

Liverpool vs RB Leipzig Preview – Budapest again for faltering Reds as they look to progress in Champions League

THE DETAILS   Venue - Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary Referee - Clément Turpin (FRA) Date & Time - Wednesday, March 10th 2021 @ 20:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 13/10, Draw 13/5, RB Leipzig 19/10 _____________________________________________________________________ It's a strange day indeed when you are thankful that a 'home' fixture in European competition must be played at a neutral venue. The COVID-enforced changes to...

“Things aren’t happening for us at the moment” – Liverpool midfield veteran tries to figure out reason for Reds slump

Liverpool's James Milner showed he is struggling as much as any of us to explain his team's current slump in form after another Anfield defeat. Fulham's Mario Lemina pounced just before half-time to drill a low shot beyond Alisson Becker and into the Liverpool net. It was the only goal of the game, giving Scott...

Liverpool vs Fulham Preview – Reds must go again to keep faint hopes of top-four alive

THE DETAILS Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Kevin Friend Date & Time – Sunday, March 7th @ 14:00 Current Odds – Liverpool 1/3, Draw 17/4, Fulham 8/1 ________________________________________________________ Without hope, there is nothing. As Liverpool continued to fall into the abyss on Thursday night, it became even clearer how tough the road back is going to be for Jürgen Klopp's...

Liverpool Fall To Record Fifth Home Defeat In A Row in Chelsea Loss

Liverpool fell to club-record fifth consecutive Premier League home defeat with a 1-0 loss to Chelsea at Anfield. Mason Mount's first-half goal separated the teams in a result that could well prove a hammer blow to the Reds' Champions League qualification prospects. Controversy ensued when Jurgen Klopp replaced Mohamed Salah late on, despite the Egyptian looking...

What went wrong against Chelsea

Losing and getting beat are two different things entirely. Many things in football are random and this can play a huge part in performances not getting the results they deserve. You can take those losses on the chin, sort of. For example, in some games Liverpool have lost this season, they’ve been the better...

Jürgen Klopp offers explanation for Chelsea victory at Anfield

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp watched his side fall to a fifth successive Premier League defeat at Anfield. It is the first time that has happened in the club's 129-year history. Chelsea were the better side on the night as they ran out 1-0 winners thanks to Mason Mount's excellent individual effort late in the first...