Van Dijk

Jurgen Klopp’s track record in regard to transfers speaks for itself. All of his transfers have been an unmitigated success (Loris Karius’ decline in the eyes of the football world can be put down to one terrible night at the office). The German's stubborn nature when identifying specific targets, whilst frustrating for fans and...

After a horrible performance against Red Star Belgrade, Liverpool fans needed some catharsis. With Fulham on a five-match losing streak and due to play at Anfield, a win was the expectation. To deliver the win though, Klopp set Liverpool up with the 4-2-3-1 system, with Salah as the striker, Firmino at 10, and Shaqiri out...

One of the benefits of the transfer window ending before the season started is that you can draw a more precise delineation between the opinions at the end of the window and those opinions a few weeks later. In previous years, the form of Joe Gomez would have muddied the waters of opinion before...

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Paul Tierney Date & Time - Sunday, November 11th @ 12:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 1/10, Draw 8/1, Fulham 22/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool slumped to a dismal 2-0 defeat in Belgrade on Tuesday night. The common theme among fans, myself included, is that defeat had been coming. The Redmen have looked to be just about stumbling...

As expected for Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp elected to revert to the 4-3-3 system with which he has enjoyed a great deal of success with against Liverpool’s top six rivals and Champions League competitors too. It made sense: Arsenal have a renewed impetus to play out from the back and did not have a particularly quick...

The Details   Venue - Rajko Mitic Stadion, Belgrade, Serbia Referee - Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) Date & Time - Tuesday, November 6th 2018 @ 17:55 BST Current Odds - FK Crvena zvezda 12/1, Draw 13/2, Liverpool 1/6 Form FK Crvena zvezda Form FK Crvena zvezda have won their three Serbian league games since the 4-0 defeat they suffered at Anfield in the Champions League a few...

Liverpool took the lead at the Emirates thanks to a rare open-play James Milner goal – and should have had another goal if not for a poor refereeing decision – yet ended up with a draw thanks to conceding a late equalizer. But what were the key stats as Liverpool shared the spoils with...

Since the 2013/14 run-in specifically, but probably far before that, there has been a sect of Reds supporters who have not felt safe to embrace positivity. There have been peaks and valleys where the legions of the negative have ebbed and flowed. If you’ve been so kind to have listened to me on various...

The Details Venue - Emirates Stadium, London Referee - Andre Marriner Date & Time - Saturday, November 3rd @ 17:30 Current Odds - Arsenal 13/5, Draw 13/5, Liverpool 1/1 Form Arsenal Form Before last Sunday's 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace, Arsenal had won 11 games straight in all competitions. A tough start to the season, facing Manchester City and Chelsea in their opening two league...

Liverpool played some electric football last season. The thrilling ride to the Champions League final is testament to the fact; netting a record-breaking amount of goals on their voyage to Kiev, Jurgen Klopp's side outfought and outclassed opponents across Europe, developing a reputation as one of the most exhilarating attacking sides in the land. At...