Pep Guardiola

Liverpool Aren’t Lucky

There’s a strange narrative appearing online. Not only are Liverpool lucky to be in the position they find themselves in, but they’re also boring.  Firstly, we’ll address the latter. Fans aren’t used to seeing the level of control shown by the Reds this season. Even the Centurions didn’t have as many points as Liverpool do...

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...

Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City: Observations as Reds overpower title rivals

It may only be November, but still this has the air of a season-defining victory for title-chasing Liverpool. They lead Manchester City by nine points, and though there remain 26 games before season's end, the sheer relentlessness of the Red machine makes the present deficit look rather bleak for the reigning champions. Pep Guardiola's men played...

Liverpool v Manchester City Preview – Anfield welcomes Premier League champions

The details Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Michael Oliver Date & Time – Sunday, November 10th @ 16:30 Current Odds – Liverpool 81/50, Draw 5/2, Manchester City 8/5 _____________________________________________________________ Time to bite your nails to the quick. These games are huge. No, they're not fuelled by quite as much tribalist vitriol as the Manchester United or Everton fixtures, but because...

Pep Guardiola and his Liverpool Inferiority Complex

Liverpool are in Pep Guardiola's head more than ever before. It's quite something. No sooner had Man City been denied by VAR against Tottenham than their manager was banging on about the Reds again, referencing Adrian's foot not being on his line in the UEFA Super Cup penalty shootout win over Chelsea. He can't help...

Positives For Reds Despite Community Shield Defeat

Liverpool lost the seasonal curtain-raiser, the Community Shield, 5-4 on penalties to Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday after the game ended 1-1 in normal time. A powerful Joel Matip header cancelled out Raheem Sterling's opener, in a game that -- despite some fans' indifference to the value of the Community Shield -- neither side,...

Man City 1 Liverpool 1 – Community Shield: Who Was Man Of The Match?

With the Community Shield – a match part-preseason friendly, part-trophy competition – you can construct any narrative you want. You can easily overreact to the result: If you win, it’s laying down a marker to start the season; if you lose, it shows you’re not ready to make a serious title challenge. You can...

Liverpool v Manchester City preview – Reds look to get one over on Guardiola’s City

THE DETAILS Venue – Wembley Stadium, London Referee – Martin Atkinson Date & Time – Sunday, August 4th @ 15:00 Current Odds – Liverpool 14/5, Draw 11/4, Manchester City 10/11 Liverpool will play Manchester City this Sunday in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English Premier League campaign at Wembley. Jurgen Klopp's Reds will be eager to take at least a draw from...

Liverpool’s possible starting eleven against Manchester City this Sunday

This Sunday, Liverpool and Manchester City face off at Wembley in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English Premier League season - the Community Shield. Jurgen Klopp should be able to select close to a full-strength line-up for the fixture as The Reds try to get some kind of psychological headway against Pep Guardiola's City machine...

Trophies or not, it’s been a good season for Liverpool

The title race is going to the wire and Liverpool are right in the thick of it. The Champions League semi-finals are so finely poised and Liverpool are in the thick of it. Feels nice, doesn’t it? It’s been another rollercoaster ride of a season for Jürgen Klopp’s Red men which has seen them amass a...