Roberto Firmino

Relentless Liverpool Tame Wolves Late On

Liverpool kept their Premier League winning streak alive with a hard fought 2-1 victory away to Wolves. Goals in either half from Jordan Henderson and Roberto Firmino -- either side of a Raul Jimenez headed equaliser -- sufficed for the Reds in what is likely to be one of their most difficult games for the...

Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United: Who Was Man of the Match?

Liverpool move 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand after a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield. The match should have been wrapped up long before it was, leading to a nervous final 10 or 15 minutes. The Reds held on, though, and the 3...

Lustrous Liverpool Maintain Winning Run

Liverpool opened up a 16 point lead at the top of the Premier League table with victory a 2-0 victory over their eternal rivals, Manchester United, at Anfield. Goals in either half from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah gave the Reds a deserved victory in a performance of almost ceaseless dominance, with the final...

Does Rashford get into the Liverpool XI?

We’re in 2020 yet people are still judging players on goals scored.  Heading into Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United, the big talking point centred around whether or not Marcus Rashford would get into Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI. As outlandish as it sounds, some genuinely believed that to be the case. Their argument was based around...

“It’s in our hands” – Roberto Firmino says Liverpool must continue red-hot form

Liverpool's number 9, Roberto Firmino, insists The Reds must keep going in their pursuit of Premier League glory. The Brazilian forward believes last season's disappointment will help them guard against complacency between now and May. Speaking to Premier League Productions, Firmino commented: “Last year we hit the post in the Premier League, we were upset of course...

Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?

Liverpool break the record for the best start to a top flight season ever after beating Spurs 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It was a bit nervy at the end with the Reds’ performance levels dropping in the latter stages of the second half, leading to a couple of good chances for Son...

Resolute Liverpool Keep On Their Winning Ways

Liverpool moved 16 points ahead of second placed Leicester City in the Premier League table with a hard fought 1-0 victory away to Tottenham Hotspur. The win broke a European top five league record, with Jurgen Klopp's charges winning 20 and drawing one of their opening 21 league games. A solitary goal from Roberto Firmino sealed...

Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool – Player Ratings as history-making Reds keep winning

Liverpool won. Now, that's not much of a story these days, is it? Roberto Firmino's goal at the end of the first half gave the Reds a 1-0 victory on their first visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Jurgen Klopp's men won their 20th game of the season. The Reds' 61 points in 21...

Liverpool 1-0 Wolves: A Tactical Breakdown

"This was a marvellous tactical battle, but for Nuno Espirito Santo, despite his best efforts, couldn’t quite deliver a surprise in morphing into Nuno Espirito Santa(!!!), but with Liverpool, rather unexpectedly, now four points clear of Manchester City, it seems Christmas may just have come early…" - Wolverhampton 0-2 Liverpool: A Tactical Breakdown, 23/12/2018 It's...

Solitary Mane Goal Extends Liverpool’s Run

A solitary Sadio Mane goal saw Liverpool extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to 13 points thanks to a hard fought 1-0 victory over Wolves at Anfield. After such a hectic period of games, the Reds looked laboured for much of the game against a team who had made wholesale changes...