Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 0 Crystal Palace 3 in the 2025-2026 Carabao Cup at Anfield… ON THE WHOLE you always have to hope calm heads prevail and you always have to hope Liverpool have calm heads. The manager...
A fourth Premier League defeat in a row was marked out as the worst under Arne Slot as Brentford’s approach seemed to surprise Liverpool… I MEAN… There are some defeats I can forgive. I can forgive losing to a last minute goal as you can be prone to them...
Arne Slot, Mo Salah and more widely Liverpool have had to endure negativity recently, but in football results quickly change a narrative… CULTURE wars. They’re not funny or clever. Mostly because they involve people who are neither funny nor clever doing...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Frankfurt 1 Liverpool 5 in the 2025-2026 Champions League in Germany… WINNING. Winning is good. By that I don’t just mean the final whistle, the win is done and dusted. By that I mean...
An unthinkable fourth defeat on the spin for Arne Slot’s Liverpool requires some tough conversations and even tougher choices to be made… WELL, IT IS WHAT IT IS. There are numerous ways we can approach this. A full rant and rave about the defence, about...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 1 Man Utd 2 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at Anfield… LIVERPOOL create an enormous amount of chances, hit the woodwork three times, deal with an appalling referee and concede from a...
The passage of time allows for apt comparisons on occasion, but we should not jump to conclusions with this modern day Liverpool… THIS isn’t a comparison piece. But do me the honour of rewinding back to 1 September 2014, when there remained a...
Emotions affect us all differently, and in the world of Liverpool FC – whether as a player or supporter – they can be felt more intensely… AS IT TURNS OUT, three isn’t a magic number. De La Soul, amongst others, lied to us. It’s been a tough week...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1 in the 2025-2026 Premier League at Stamford Bridge… TWO THINGS are true at once: Liverpool aren’t playing well enough. Liverpool should get a point from both of their...
For the first time under Slot’s charge we’re experiencing extreme views which are being hugely amplified in today’s media-driven world… THERE’S BEEN A FEW occasions this week where I’ve been tempted to react on social media. It’s taken...
A Resurgent Reds Await Champions League Fate: TAW Midweek Extra
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast looking back at the Champions League ties of the week with an eye on who Liverpool might face in the next round before having a chat about the Reds evolution, what it’s likely direction of travel is and how it’s likely to shape up going into next season.
Neil Atkinson is joined by Keifer MacDonald, Pete Bolster and Andy Bell.
Also in the show, John talks to comedian Jim Daly about his upcoming tour ‘Match Of The Daly’
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