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How James Milner became an unexpected Liverpool hero

This week marked the five year anniversary of James Milner's arrival at Liverpool, making the switch from Manchester City on a free transfer. After weeks of speculation as to where the Yorkshireman would end up, it was former boss Brendan Rodgers who managed to persuade Milner to choose Anfield over any other potential destination. While securing...

Should Liverpool be interested in Diego Carlos?

Liverpool were on pace to break the record for most points in a single Premier League campaign before football was paused. Remarkably, the Reds had won 93% of their matches in the English top-flight this term. For a bit of context, the Manchester City centurions, regarded by many to be one of the best...

What Makes The Reds So Great – Part 1

Before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic ground the Premier League season to what we are assured is a temporary halt, Liverpool looked set to win the league title at a canter. Winning 27 out of their 29 games, the Reds -- who have beaten every other team in the league on their remarkable run -- find...

Is Jurgen Klopp the Enemy of the Football League? Or it’s Defender?

Whether you’re a Liverpool supporter or not, you’ll almost certainly have an opinion on Jurgen Klopp’s comments after (some) of his world champions drew 2-2 against a battling Shrewsbury at New Meadow Stadium. The main talking point from the game was the upcoming replay the Shrews had just valiantly earned themselves in fighting from...

What If…Henderson wasn’t sent-off against Man City?

In the latest in our 'What If?' series, Jordan Henderson's damaging red card against Manchester City is bemoaned by Henry Jackson. Anyone who reads my work or has to suffer through my endless tweets will know that I am a big admirer of Henderson. A player who has been almost ridiculously maligned by some down the...

Liverpool are nine points clear of Man City. Now what?

Liverpool are nine points clear of Manchester City and eight points clear at the top of the Premier League going into the November international break. This piece is going to mostly be about where the hell the Reds go from here, and look at some of the maths now that such a lead has been...

Do Liverpool Have Another “Best in the World”?

This is the best Liverpool side of the Premier League era. There seems such little controversy in that, yet five years ago, the Reds were in a mire, in freefall after another debilitating second place finish that saw their star striker depart. It was debilitating because there was no recovery, no tactical acumen, no leading...

Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk insists Reds must remain focused between now and May

Liverpool's number 4, Virgil van Dijk, says The Reds are happy with their win over Manchester City but must remain completely focused with some hectic months ahead. Speaking less than 24 hours after the win at Anfield, Van Dijk told Liverpoolfc.com that Sunday's 3-1 victory did feel a "bit special". “It's like any other three points...

Gini Wijnaldum couldn’t hide his pride in Reds’ performance after City win

Liverpool's Gini Wijnaldum felt his side coped brilliantly with the "wild and hectic" game against Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. The Reds won 3-1 in the huge Premier League clash with strikes from Fabinho, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané giving Liverpool a 3-0 lead. Bernardo Silva scored Manchester City's late consolation goal. Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com...

Predicting Liverpool’s starting lineup for Sunday’s Manchester City clash

Liverpool and Manchester City meet at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday. We've had a go at predicting Jurgen Klopp's starting lineup for this huge fixture. Nathaniel Clyne, Joel Matip and Xherdan Shaqiri are the three players definitely ruled out through injury for this game. Jordan Henderson missed the 2-1 Champions League win over KRC...