Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Fulham 1 Liverpool 3 in the Premier League at Craven Cottage… THE better side. Feet on the ground, head in the sky I mean, God. I mean, yes. I mean two teams play and the better side wins...
When Jürgen Klopp uttered the words “Liverpool 2.0“ there was widespread excitement for the future, but has that energy ebbed away now? I’VE been chasing a song from my childhood all week. It has fleetingly popped into my head before sharply exiting, scrambling...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Atalanta 0 Liverpool 1 in the Europa League quarter final second leg… MORNING. They lose it at Anfield. Important to be clear. They lose it at Anfield. This team never suits first gear and...
Liverpool committed a cardinal title race sin by letting Manchester City get ahead, but there is still time to turn the mood around at least… I DIDN’T watch it. The Manchester Marathon, the vagaries of BBC Sounds and a slowly dying phone were all I had. I...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 0 Crystal Palace 1 in the 2023-2024 Premier League season… FRUSTRATION is a hard emotion to write about. It’s a harder emotion to live with. My overwhelming criticism of...
Jürgen Klopp built Liverpool to buy into the idea that Unity Is Strength, but ticket price division threatens that in his final days… I WAS in Liverpool on Thursday. It’s been a hard spring – my personal favourite of the four seasons. Spring is said...
Liverpool suffered another blow away at Manchester United this season, and it’s hard to hide the hurt as a supporter… IT’S an hour after the final whistle as I write this, so this is still pretty raw. I say that because you’ll be reading this on...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Manchester United 2 Liverpool 2 in the Premier League at Old Trafford… TWO dropped. Well and truly dropped as well. It’s an infuriating result brought to bear in an especially...
There is extra noise that surrounds Liverpool as they continue their title charge, but Jürgen Klopp’s Reds must continue to block it out… PIANO carriers and piano players. Orchestrators and orchestras. Bassists, drummers, triangle players and larger...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 3 Sheffield United 1 in the 2023-2024 Premier League season… THE job is winning. Not wracking up scorelines. Not even putting a show on. Certainly not Joe Gomez scoring. But winning....
