THE confirmation of a deal being agreed for Liverpool to sign Naby Keita on July 1, 2018, brought to an end one of the longest-running transfer sagas of The Reds’ summer. The deal, rumoured to comprise of the Guinean’s £48million release clause plus a £7m...
THE Philippe Coutinho saga has given Liverpool Football Club a lot to think about over the course of the summer. Comparisons have been made between the Brazilian’s situation and that of Luis Suarez’s Arsenal saga or even Virgil van Dijk and Naby Keita and their...
“THE best players aspire to be at clubs like Barcelona.” That’s the sort of phrase Liverpool supporters have heard over and over again this summer, and it’s not too dissimilar to situations the club have been involved with in the past. Throughout the whole Philippe...
LIVERPOOL’S on-off pursuit of Virgil van Dijk took yet another twist on Monday evening as the Dutchman released a public statement outlining his desire to leave Southampton. https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldWrap/status/894596826254516235 Under 24 hours before, Jürgen...
PRE-season friendlies are interesting for a number of reasons. They give supporters a chance to see some of the club’s brightest young talent in action, to see new stars make their mark and even give the players who looked certain to leave the club a chance to claw...
JORDAN Henderson revealed that the atmosphere created by Liverpool supporters before the 3-2 win at home to Manchester City in 2014 made the players feel as though they couldn’t lose. In a 30-minute interview exclusive to The Anfield Wrap’s TAW Player subscription...
THE conversation around safe standing is as prominent now as it’s been since football stadiums in England’s top leagues were made all seated. Celtic lead the way with their rail-seating section at Celtic Park and now English clubs have started to come around to...
THE signing of Andrew Robertson has split opinion with a section of supporters refusing to get excited over a sub-£10million move for a relegated team’s left back. There are voices endorsing the move, no less Roy Henderson in his article on The Anfield Wrap....
THE term legend is used liberally these days, seemingly even more so where football players are concerned. Gareth Roberts of these pages covered the topic recently, mentioning Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres. Both very good football players for Liverpool but by no...
SUPPORTERS were broadly pleased with Liverpool’s performance in the 4-0 win at Tranmere on Wednesday night but how much of a bearing will it have on Jürgen Klopp’s plans? The general consensus about pre-season is that it’s used by clubs as a marketing exercise and...
