After Pep Guardiola’s comments caused a fallout among Manchester City fans, was their manager missing the point or bang on the money? “INTERPRETATION is interpretation. “I’m not going to apologise for what I said. I’m surprised about what happened with...
Chants from some Leeds United and Liverpool fans put a dampener on Sunday, but should the media do more to shine a light on certain songs? I HAD never been to Elland Road. I’ve gone past it countless times but never been searched and allowed access to the...
With The Anfield Wrap celebrating its 10th anniversary, Karl Coppack looks back, looks forward and wonders what’s next for Liverpool. Are The Reds still on the up? “I’LL ask Andy Heaton for you.” In 2011 I was a writer without a home. My...
While Liverpool supporters may feel that the 1-1 draw with Chelsea was two points dropped, The Reds can learn a lesson from the match… I’VE always been against point budgeting. That process where you look at the next five games and think ‘12 points will...
After Terry McDermott was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, Karl Coppack tells us about the man, the player and the Liverpool legend… IN 2006, I became dangerously unwell. Without knowing it I’d somehow managed to go 38 years with a congenital brain...
Karl Coppack on what it meant to be within the away fans at Carrow Road for the first game of the season to watch Norwich City 0 Liverpool 3… THERE was a moment in 79th minute on Saturday when Trent Alexander-Arnold trotted over to take a corner. He took...
With a new Premier League season closing in, Karl Coppack assess the challenge that lies ahead for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool in 2021-22… I’VE been thinking about Morhad Amdouni. If you missed it, Amdouni is the French Olympic marathon runner who knocked...
After seeing Christian Eriksen collapse on the pitch, Josh Sexton raises questions about the importance of player welfare in sport today… HELPLESSNESS has been a theme for much of the last year and a half. Rarely has that feeling of helplessness been...
While football makes us question our faith at times, Josh Sexton writes that Alisson Becker showed us that we can’t underestimate its impact… I WROTE a column earlier this season about football, faith and religion. So much of it resonated yesterday...
With the race for top four not yet run, Josh Sexton argues that Liverpool may still be able to salvage something from this strange season… IT’S been one hell of a slog this season. As quick as I find myself completely disillusioned with the whole thing,...
The Anfield Wrap’s podcast looking back at the weekend as Liverpool cruised to victory over Manchester City at The Etihad after Arsenal suffered defeat to West Ham to further strengthen the Reds lead at the top of the league table.
Neil Atkinson hosts Mo Stewart, Mike Kearney and Josh Williams.
