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....
Fans of most teams will feel they’re hard done by with refereeing decisions, but it’s a problem that is impacting all of our enjoyment… ‘TUBE Strikes Imminent.’ In the days when the London Evening Standard used to put boards up outside Tube...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 in the 2023-2024 Premier League season… THAT was an examination. I mean, it was a dark night of the soul. But we can stick with examination for now. Not...
