Dave looks at the news & gossip as James Milner closes in on the Premier League record for appearances.
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Questions & Weekend Preview: The Two Footed Podcast
Dave begins by answering questions on a variety of topics, he is then joined by Producer Guy to preview the weekend of Premier League action.
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Dave Hendrick looks at all the LFC related news & gossip. Today he looks at Man City ahead of the game this weekend.
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Dave Hendrick & Karl Matchett discuss the upcoming game against Man City at Anfield.
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Chat G&G: Transfer Window Wrap Up and City Preview
Gags and Grizz are reunited as they wrap up the transfer window with their thoughts, as well as discussing the YUUUUGGGEEE upcoming City game on the weekend. They also discuss what success looks like for LFC this season and what would happen if they missed out on the CL.
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Liverpool Eye Sven Botman as Defensive Evolution Continues
Liverpool’s long tradition of elite centre backs has been built on authority, presence and personality. From Hansen to Hyypiä, from Carragher to Van Dijk, the shirt demands stature. It is why reports, first detailed by SportsBoom, linking the club with Newcastle United defender Sven Botman feel both...
Ekitike’s Electric Start Powers Liverpool Ambitions
Hugo Ekitike’s impact at Liverpool has gathered pace with an authority that mirrors the club’s broader momentum under Arne Slot. Arriving from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer, the French striker has settled swiftly into Premier League life, translating promise into production with impressive efficiency.
His recent quickfire double in the 4-1...
Liverpool v Manchester City Team News Ahead of Anfield Showdown
Liverpool and Manchester City meet at Anfield on Sunday for a 4.30pm GMT kick off that feels weighty even by their own elevated standards. The Premier League champions under Arne Slot welcome Pep Guardiola’s City with both sides juggling injuries, rotation concerns and the small...
Liverpool defensive crisis intensifies ahead of summer window
Liverpool’s defensive picture has unravelled at a pace few anticipated this season. What was meant to be a controlled rebuild has turned into a reactive juggling act, with Arne Slot forced into repeated compromises at the back. The original report from Fichajes has added fresh intrigue to...
Pep Guardiola injury update sets scene for Liverpool clash
Pep Guardiola has offered a typically measured injury update as Manchester City prepare to head to Anfield on Sunday evening, a fixture that rarely needs extra narrative but has plenty this time around. Liverpool, now under Arne Slot, have endured a season that has veered between...
Jeremy Jacquet World Cup prospects as Liverpool plan ahead
Liverpool’s summer rarely follows a neat script and 2026 will be no different. A World Cup planted squarely in the middle of pre season has a habit of turning even the most meticulous planning into educated guesswork. For Arne Slot, fresh from delivering the Premier League...
Salah Edges Closer to Saudi Pro League Exit as Liverpool Weigh Summer Decision
Liverpool face a defining decision over Mohamed Salah’s future this summer, with growing signals that a high-profile move to the Saudi Pro League is becoming increasingly realistic. As reported by Anfield Watch on 6 February 2026, interest from Saudi giants Al-Ittihad has...
Liverpool Favoured for Man City Showdown as OPTA Data Shapes Expectations
Liverpool head into their latest Premier League clash with Manchester City carrying the weight of expectation — and, crucially, the backing of data. According to OPTA’s predictive model, the Reds enter Sunday’s meeting at Anfield as narrow favourites, despite an up-and-down campaign that has...
Liverpool vs Man City, Statistical Preview Ahead of Anfield Clash
Historic rivalry reaches 200 games
Liverpool’s latest meeting with Man City carries both immediate consequence and historical weight. Sunday’s 4.30pm GMT kick off at Anfield marks the 200th encounter between the clubs in all competitions, a rivalry that has grown in intensity across eras. Liverpool hold...
Liverpool Transfer Plans Gather Momentum After Jacquet Agreement
Liverpool’s summer business is already beginning to take shape and, if this report proves accurate, Jeremy Jacquet will be only the first step. Credit must go to Anfield Watch, who first outlined the direction of travel, noting that “Jeremy Jacquet will only be the beginning of Liverpool's...
Caoimhin Kelleher speaks with clarity and compassion after Liverpool exit
Caoimhin Kelleher has never been one for melodrama, and his reflections on leaving Liverpool follow that familiar pattern. Honest, thoughtful and quietly pointed, the goalkeeper’s recent comments offer both personal context and a broader plea for empathy as Liverpool navigate a season shaped by loss...
Liverpool receive boost in pursuit of Kees Smit
Liverpool’s long standing interest in Kees Smit has been given renewed momentum, following fresh developments in the race for the AZ Alkmaar midfielder. Reports revealed last week that Liverpool have been closely tracking the 19 year old for an extended period, with internal scouting reports placing him...
Liverpool Face Curtis Jones Conundrum as Premier League Interest Grows
Liverpool are approaching a defining summer decision and Curtis Jones sits firmly at the centre of it. According to reporting from TEAMtalk, Newcastle United are closely monitoring the midfielder as they weigh up potential changes in their engine room, with Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa...
Florian Wirtz Finding His Rhythm at Liverpool
Credit to Lewis Steele of The Daily Mail for the original reporting that sparked renewed focus on Florian Wirtz’s Anfield evolution. What we are witnessing now feels less like a sudden surge and more like the natural uncoiling of elite talent finally settling into its surroundings.
“Florian Wirtz is...
Liverpool goalkeeper Harvey Davies faces uncertain future after Crawley Town recall
Liverpool’s loan strategy during the 2025/26 season has delivered mixed outcomes, with some young players progressing and others encountering roadblocks. One situation now drawing quiet attention involves Harvey Davies, the 22-year-old goalkeeper who has returned to Merseyside following an early recall from Crawley Town.
The...
Szoboszlai Contract Talks Signal Liverpool’s Next Big Decision
Dominik Szoboszlai’s Liverpool future has drifted into sharp focus, shaped by timing, leverage and the growing sense that he has become central to the club’s evolving identity. Credit to Hungarian outlet Blikk for first detailing the financial framework around talks, yet the wider story speaks to Liverpool’s...
Liverpool urged to make move to sign Bundesliga forward
Liverpool’s recruitment conversations rarely happen in a vacuum, and when a former striker who knows the club inside out starts talking about a specific profile of forward, it is worth listening. Emile Heskey has made no secret of his admiration for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande,...
Hugo Ekitike really finding momentum at Liverpool
Liverpool have endured a season that has rarely flowed as smoothly as their supporters might expect, even under a head coach who delivered the Premier League title in his first year. Questions have lingered around consistency and control, but in the middle of that uncertainty, Ekitike has quietly...
Liverpool scrutiny reaches boiling point
Liverpool do not do quiet crises. When results dip, the noise grows quickly, and this season the volume has been impossible to ignore. Sitting sixth in the Premier League and having won just six of their last 19 league games, Liverpool have drifted from contenders to question mark. The disappointment...
Liverpool Open Talks for Wolves Starlet Mateus Mane in £50m Transfer Development
Liverpool have begun preliminary discussions over a potential move for Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Mateus Mane, as the Premier League champions continue their long-term planning for attacking reinforcements. According to reporting from Sports Boom, the Reds are monitoring the 18-year-old closely following his impressive...
Cruz Ibeh Transfer Interest Grows as Liverpool and Man City Monitor Rising Star
Liverpool and Manchester City are continuing to track the progress of teenage forward Cruz Ibeh as Premier League recruitment departments intensify their focus on elite young talent ahead of future transfer windows.
The 17-year-old Middlesbrough prospect has emerged as one of the most...
Crouch Predicts High-Stakes Liverpool and Man City Showdown at Anfield
Crouch’s Verdict on a Defining Premier League Fixture
Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has offered his verdict on one of the most anticipated fixtures of the Premier League season, predicting a high-scoring draw between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield. Speaking on his podcast, and as...
Jamie O’Hara and Jamie Carragher Spell Out Arne Slot’s Defining Test at Liverpool
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot is approaching a decisive phase in his Anfield tenure, with mounting pressure over Champions League qualification and growing scrutiny from prominent pundits. As the 2025/26 campaign enters its critical stretch, former professionals Jamie O’Hara and Jamie Carragher...
Jarell Quansah’s Liverpool Future Raises Fresh Questions Over Defensive Planning
Liverpool’s long-term defensive strategy is once again under scrutiny, with growing discussion around whether Jarell Quansah could yet return to Anfield following his departure in 2025. Amid ongoing centre-back concerns and continued squad evolution under Arne Slot, the situation has prompted renewed debate about recruitment,...
Frimpong Ruled Out as Gomez Races to Be Fit for Liverpool’s Man City Showdown
Liverpool’s preparations for their crucial Premier League clash with Manchester City have been shaped by fresh injury updates on Jeremie Frimpong and Joe Gomez, with head coach Arne Slot outlining their respective situations in the build-up to Sunday’s meeting at Anfield.
The...
Founder Gags Tandon reflects on the risk, the growth and the community that shaped fifteen years of Anfield Index
Fifteen years. Writing that down still feels surreal.
Today, February 6th 2026, marks fifteen years since I started Anfield Index. Back then, I had no grand masterplan, no corporate roadmap, no idea what it would eventually become....
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Opens Talks With Celtic as Coaching Ambitions Take Shape
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s next move in football may blend playing ambition with long-term planning, as discussions with Celtic intensify alongside his pursuit of coaching qualifications. The former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder is currently a free agent after leaving Beşiktaş last summer, and is now weighing...
Liverpool midfield depth under Arne Slot
At Liverpool, squad management has become a careful balancing act under Arne Slot. Having delivered a Premier League title in his first season, Slot now faces the quieter but equally important task of refining his options for the long term. Few areas illustrate that challenge better than midfield, where...
Liverpool Monitoring Robin Roefs Situation at Sunderland
Liverpool are being linked with a surprise summer move for Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs, with reports suggesting any deal would need to clear the £50m mark. According to Football Insider, the Reds are weighing up whether to test Sunderland’s resolve after the Dutchman’s outstanding first season in the...
Liverpool Set Firm Federico Chiesa Valuation as January Exit Collapses
Liverpool’s stance on Federico Chiesa has come into sharper focus following fresh reporting from Virgilio Sport, shedding light on why a January return to Serie A failed to materialise. The picture that emerges is one of a club determined to protect its asset, even if...