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Title within reach as Reds rip Palace

Liverpool roared to within touching distance of their 19th league title with a thumping 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Anfield. A performance of intensity and control yielded goals from Trent Alexander Arnold, Mohamed Salah, Fabinho and Sadio Mané and put the Reds within two points of the title, although a Chelsea win over Manchester...

Is forgotten man Minamino ready to star?

What's been the best performance by an opposition player at Anfield this season? It's obvious, isn't it? Takumi Minamino's masterclass for Salzburg in the Champions League was a joy to watch at times, even if he was doing his best to rob Liverpool of group stage points. The Japanese caught the eye throughout on a balmy...

Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool: Player Ratings

Liverpool get knocked out in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup by Chelsea after a 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge. Another really poor and disappointing performance from the Reds as they fall to their third defeat in four games, in three different competitions. Adrian - 5 You can’t make mistakes like the one he made...

Odsonne Edouard: Liverpool’s Potential Back Up Forward

Liverpool's front three, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, are world renowned for their quality and on field compatibility. Behind them in the Reds' pecking order are Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi, both of whom played their roles -- with the Belgian especially prominent in the march to Madrid -- in the club's sixth...

Reasons why Liverpool can sign Werner, Sancho and Havertz

It feels as though Liverpool are the only top team not allowed to have more than eleven good players. Whenever there’s a link to a top player, the media and countless pundits pipe up to claim they’d struggle to break into Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI so they shouldn’t be signed.  It’s happened recently with Timo...

Limp Liverpool struggle to Shrewsbury Stalemate

Liverpool squandered a 2-0 lead and now must face Shrewbury in an FA Cup 4th round replay after a Jason Cummings inspired comeback saw the home team secure a memorable 2-2 draw. The Reds were 2-0 up -- thanks to a Curtis Jones goal and a Donald Love own goal -- but substitute Cummings, through...

Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Liverpool – Player Ratings as sloppy Reds are punished and taken to replay

In the end, Liverpool were probably lucky they didn't lose the game on the day. Jurgen Klopp will be annoyed at the prospect of having to play a replay against Shrewsbury as well, but this was the least that the hosts deserved, as the lax Reds were pegged back from 2-0 up, as the...

Wolves 1-2 Liverpool: Key stats as Reds refuse to relent

And so the march continues. There were spells in this frantic contest where Liverpool's unbeaten run looked in real peril, but at the ground where their title 'rivals' Manchester City so spectacularly collapsed, they held firm before snatching victory. It's unlikely that the Premier League has ever seen a side with this capacity to grind...

Wolves 1-2 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?

Those dastardly Reds have done it again; the pesky mentality monsters have stolen 3 points at Molineux after a very below-par performance. Roberto Firmino’s late winner puts Liverpool a remarkable 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand. In the net, Alisson could do nothing about the goal....

Wolves 1-2 Liverpool – Player Ratings as Bobby saves yet another away day

And, breathe. Liverpool won 2-1 again. Frankly, it was better when the Reds were keeping clean sheets. But, in the end, the mentality monsters prevailed. Roberto Firmino scored a late winner with a lovely finish past Rui Patricio to give the Reds the win, after Raul Jimenez cancelled out Jordan Henderson's opener. Here's how each...