Liverpool Extend Lead with Van Dijk's Man of the Match Performance
After watching Manchester City fall to a wonderfully uplifting 2-1 defeat away to Brighton, the need for Liverpool players to step up and perform was critical in the hours after that game at the American Express Stadium. Aston Villa were on Merseyside to disrupt...
Brighton 2 - 3 Liverpool - EFL Cup 4th Round Man of the Match
Cody Gakpo - Liverpool FC
This Wednesday evenings encounter at the American Express Stadium saw both ambitious head coaches of the contest, Arne Slot, and Fabian Hürzeler, make no less than eight changes to their respective starting eleven’s. Ultimately, the League Cup...
RB Leipzig 0-1 Liverpool - Champions League Man of the Match
Darwin Núñez - Liverpool FC
With his second goal of the season, finally we are starting to see the player that might well become under the new leadership of Arne Slot. Following a superb showing (when coming on) against Chelsea on Sunday, Darwin Núñez maintained...
Man of the Match Van Dijk Drives Liverpool to a Clean Sheet Victory
The greatest defender in the world is on a determined mission to establish this ongoing Liverpool regeneration as an unabashed success, whilst driving the side to a new splurge of silverware in the maiden season of the new boss. As a 33-year-old...
Liverpool's Man of the Match: Mac Allister Leads the Way in European Clash
The Anfield Index provides a superb post-match raw podcast (after every match), where it is regular contributor, Dave Hendrick, often states that within the Liverpool central midfield trio, it is the Argentina World Cup winner, Alexis Mac Allister, who is the vital...
Ryan Gravenberch: The Midfield Maestro Driving Liverpool's Success
Ryan Gravenberch has been the name on every Liverpool fan’s lips after another standout performance, this time against Wolves at Molineux. The Dutch midfielder was instrumental in the Reds' 2-1 victory, earning him the Man of the Match award. His continued rise to prominence is a testament...
Cody Gakpo Impresses as Man of the Match in Liverpool's EFL Cup Rout
Another midweek cup game brings yet another man of the match performance by the red’s phoenix from the flames, Cody Gakpo. The Dutchman has joined his fellow countryman, Ryan Gravenberch, in improving his overall output for the Anfield giants so far this...
Gakpo’s Man of the Match Performance Powers Liverpool to 3-1 Win Over Milan
After arriving on Merseyside in the winter transfer window of 2023, the former PSV attacker exploded onto the Anfield scene as the potential Roberto Firmino replacement. His centre forward control and false nine acumen pushed his wants to be the reds long...
Manchester United 0-3 Liverpool - Man of the Match
Ryan Gravenberch
I was understanding of the predicament when MartÃn Zubimendi turned down a move to Anfield, to stay with his boyhood club, Real Sociedad. The complex analysis of players (by the recruitment team) to fit a bespoke footballing style is clearly a very precise endeavour that...
