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Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson out of Fulham game while Naby Keita faces late fitness test

Jurgen Klopp today confirmed that Liverpool's captain Jordan Henderson will miss this Sunday's Premier League trip to Fulham. The Reds' midfielder went off after just 11 minutes against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. Henderson had twisted his ankle but tried to continue. However, even after some bandaging, he could not run off the injury. Speaking today...

The Ghost of Football Optimism

Anfield Index listeners and readers will know that I assemble some of the more negative verbiage in the Liverpool universe, even in a season where the club are making a run at their first title in the Premier League era. Like most supporters, the transfer windows always leave me wanting more while the moves by...

Lallana discusses tackle Klopp referred to as a ‘fantastic counter-pressing block’

Adam Lallana explained the method behind his brilliant sliding challenge on Phil Bardsley which created the goal to put Liverpool in front on Sunday. There's nothing Jurgen Klopp loves more than effective counter-pressing in the opposition's defensive third of the pitch. Klopp referred to Lallana's challenge as a "game-changer" and a "fantastic counter-pressing block". Lallana pounced...

Liverpool’s double brace bests Burnley

As the early kickoff time neared, Reds supporters were concerned about two things, that dastardly wind our manager keeps going on about and the refs who seem by their recent actions to be party to Manchester City's slush fund bonanza. We'll come on to those refs in a bit, but when the line-up card...

Predicted Liverpool lineup after Klopp’s Burnley press conference

Jurgen Klopp gave Liverpool fans an injury update today ahead of Burnley's visit to Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday. As expected, judging from Klopp's quotes, Dejan Lovren can only hope for a place on the bench, at most, while the aim with Joe Gomez seems to be a return after the international break,...

Liverpool v Burnley Preview – Reds can’t allow another draw at home to Burnley

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Andre Marriner Date & Time - Sunday, March 10th @ 12:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 7/50, Draw 13/2, Burnley 16/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have drawn five of their last seven games in all competitions. While the defence is still doing its job, goals have been hard to come by at the other end (unless we play...

Sadio Mane insists there is no rivalry among Reds strikers

Liverpool's Sadio Mané has said there is no rivalry whatsoever between himself and The Reds' other star striker Mohamed Salah. Salah has won the CAF African Footballer of the Year award ahead of Mané for the last two years running. However, Mané is giving no time to the notion that a rivalry has developed between the Liverpool...

Liverpool need a win on Sunday – will this be Klopp’s starting eleven?

Liverpool welcome Burnley to Anfield for a hugely important Premier League encounter this Sunday. We take a look at the starting eleven Jurgen Klopp is likely to go with for this game. With The Reds having slipped to a point behind Manchester City in the title race, every one of the remaining nine league games...

Jurgen Klopp insists his Liverpool team will not be giving up on title dream

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that his team will not be giving up on their Premier League title dream just yet, despite Manchester City's return to the top of the table last weekend. Sunday's 0-0 draw with Everton left many of us Reds fans desolate as we saw our team overtaken by Pep Guardiola's side....

Carragher feels Klopp should have introduced more of an attacking threat during draw at Everton

Jamie Carragher felt that Jurgen Klopp should have made more changes and introduced extra creativity in the attacking third for The Reds as they struggled to break Everton down on Sunday. Carragher was one of the pundits on Sky Sports' Super Sunday coverage from Goodison Park for the 0-0 draw in the Merseyside derby. Liverpool's former...