Media Matters

Rio Ngumoha contract should lead Julian Ward’s Liverpool priorities Rio Ngumoha offers Liverpool a future worth securing Some decisions at Liverpool demand a calculation about what a player has left to give. Others concern what he might become. Rio Ngumoha’s contract belongs firmly in the second category, which is why it deserves a prominent place on...

Camara leads Liverpool’s January midfield debate as Mac Allister renewal remains uncertain Liverpool’s January priorities may become clearest when they look beyond the next team sheet. Alexis Mac Allister’s form has been encouraging, but performances alone do not resolve the longer-term decisions facing the club’s midfield. That is why Camara remains such an obvious focus. Liverpool...

Wataru Endo’s Liverpool exit looks increasingly logical as January approaches Wataru Endo’s Liverpool future is becoming a question of opportunity. When a senior midfielder is outside the regular side and overlooked for the competitions that might offer rotation, remaining at the club becomes difficult to justify on footballing grounds. January offers a possible solution. Endo could...

Liverpool’s Minteh admiration meets a January obstacle as Gakpo shines Liverpool can admire Yankuba Minteh without having an obvious place for him. That is the difficulty beneath renewed January speculation, and Cody Gakpo’s outstanding start to the season has made it harder to resolve. A transfer that once appeared to offer a way of reshaping the...

Trey Nyoni gives Iraola a Liverpool selection dilemma as Gravenberch falls behind Trey Nyoni did not need a full afternoon to strengthen his claim. In roughly 20 minutes at Bournemouth, the Liverpool teenager supplied the control, awareness and composure that Andoni Iraola needed to protect a narrow lead. For a manager still establishing his preferred...

Cody Gakpo is setting the standard for Liverpool’s attack under Iraola Football has a habit of making certainty look foolish. A player can spend a summer being discussed as a possible departure, then spend the opening weeks of the season demonstrating how difficult he would be to replace. Cody Gakpo is providing Liverpool with that reminder....

Jérémy Jacquet is giving Liverpool every reason to believe France starts will follow Some defenders announce themselves with a tackle. Others do it by making a difficult afternoon feel strangely manageable. Jérémy Jacquet appears capable of both, and that combination is already giving Liverpool something precious: confidence in the moments when a match threatens to...

Dominik Szoboszlai’s Liverpool Role Comes Into Focus After Tottenham Stunner Dominik Szoboszlai has rarely been short of confidence, and his spectacular goal in Liverpool’s 3-1 Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur provided another reminder of what the Hungarian can produce. Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele discussed...

Lewis Steele Discusses Liverpool Left-Back Plans Amid Alejandro Balde Links Liverpool could look to strengthen at left-back during the coming transfer windows, with Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde among the names being linked with a move to Anfield. Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Daily Mail journalist Lewis Steele discussed Liverpool’s options at...

Lewis Steele Discusses Liverpool Move for £130m Bournemouth Forward Rayan Liverpool continue to be linked with AFC Bournemouth forward Rayan, although Lewis Steele has raised significant doubts about whether a deal worth £130 million could realistically happen in January. Speaking with Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Steele discussed the latest reports surrounding the...