LIVERPOOL announced their second signing of the summer on Friday with the £13million acquisition of Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke City, As had been suggested before the World Cup kicked off, The Reds wrapped up the deal in swift fashion at the right time with clubs...
“LIVERPOOL need a 20-goal a season striker.” That has been a dominant narrative perpetuated throughout the post-Luis Suarez era, with any hopes of Daniel Sturridge taking up that mantle scuppered by persistent knocks and strains, curtailing the his ability to fulfil...
IT’S been a strange old season for Sadio Mane. While the general perception has been that he isn’t quite performing with the same panache and potency which he demonstrated consistently during his first season at Liverpool, he remains an absolutely integral component...
PIECE by piece, Jürgen Klopp is building a Liverpool side in his own image and one which appears to be morphing into something very special indeed. The front three of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino are right up there among the most devastating attacking...
JÜRGEN Klopp is a manager with a proven track record of bringing through young talent. Developing players on the training ground and helping them maximise their potential is an integral part of his philosophy, and sets him apart from many top-level managers, for whom...
IMAGINE having to be incredibly patient and wait for a rare opportunity to start for Liverpool, then to score two goals in two games only to not see another minute of football thereafter. That is exactly what has happened with Daniel Sturridge of late. Sturridge will...
THERE has been plenty of talk this season among fans, pundits and journalists alike about whether Liverpool need a more orthodox striker who guarantees a higher goal tally than Roberto Firmino has suggested he is capable of. It’s an intriguing conundrum and one which...
HARK back to May after Liverpool had secured their top four position on the final day of the season and you would’ve had some very long odds on Alberto Moreno still being at the club come the start of the 2017-18 season. Even more improbable would’ve been the...
THERE were numerous positives to take from Liverpool’s 3-2 victory against Leicester City. It was an utterly chaotic encounter which put an end to a fairly grim couple of weeks for Jürgen Klopp’s side. Defensive concerns remain, of course, but the sense of relief when...
IN the aftermath of the shambles that unfolded at the Etihad on Saturday, the positive vibe around Liverpool after a highly encouraging start to the season ground to a halt, replaced by swathes of criticism and inquests into the culprits behind the 5-0 drubbing. Much...
