Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 5 West Ham 2 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at Anfield… The game is a bit mad. And maybe that does your head in at times. But let me ask you – how has sane been going for you?...
What does the future hold for Cody Gakpo, who’s been a consistent starter on the left-wing for Liverpool this season?… WHO AM I to shit on a good vibe? Nottingham Forest was nothing if not a deeply perplexing search of the soul to ask ourselves what...
There will never not be a joyous time when beating Nottingham Forest on their own ground – but that performance has to be better… DISCLAIMER: None of what follows takes anything away from the unadulterated joy of winning against them and winning...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Nottingham Forest 0 Liverpool 1 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at the City Ground… All hell broke loose. Not in the way you are used to. But Liverpool got three last minute winners. One taken away....
Where are Liverpool in the transfer food chain? The futures of Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister may answer that question… THE FOOD chain. It’s constantly worth taking stock of your place within it for a club of Liverpool’s stature. We had years...
Jim Ratcliffe’s recent comments on migrants in Britain shone a spotlight on billionaires in football looking down on the game’s lifeblood… THERE’S LONG been a trope that football fans and players are thuggish, mindless and violent in...
The brilliance of Florian Wirtz is now beginning to shine through at Liverpool after a period of settling in to his new surroundings… SOMETIMES it’s easy to see. I remember watching Xabi Alonso on an early autumn Saturday afternoon at Anfield against...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Sunderland 0 Liverpool 1 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at the Stadium Of Light… Win the right to play. Football changes all the time. Positions flit in and out of importance. Shapes are fashion....
Often, only with the benefit of time can we judge how things truly are. In the present, we may have to settle for changing expectations… NOW WHAT? Where are we now? There are times when frustration gives way to anger and onto an acceptance. Liverpool just...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Manchester City 2 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at Anfield… WHEN THE remarkable, eyes-on-stalks, Houllier-at-Goodison-face, freekick hit the back of the net Liverpool deserved to lead. So...
This episode of The Gutter will discuss Liverpool’s hunt for a new manager. With news breaking this morning that Adoni Iraola has agreed terms to replace Arne Slot.
Rob Gutmann is joined by Phil Blundell and Keifer MacDonald
