As Federico Chiesa becomes Liverpool’s sixth senior out-and-out forward, how does he fit into The Reds’ squad needs this season? FEDERICO Chiesa couldn’t look any happier to be a Liverpool player. Player announcement media is often generic and...
After excelling in the number six role since Arne Slot arrived, could Ryan Gravenberch be the answer to Liverpool’s prayers in the position? FOOTBALL is obsessed with number sixes. The common feeling is that, like your goalkeeper, the better managers get...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 2 Brentford 0 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season… A PAIR of 2-0s to set the season up nicely for us. But something else, something more – a blueprint as to how a season could...
As Rafa Benitez shares further stories about his time at Anfield, is it worth revisiting a strange relationship with such a great man? IN many ways, Rafael Benitez’s mid-to-late Liverpool era remains none of my business. I was still following Liverpool home and...
Gauging the fan mood from the away end at Portman Road, as Liverpool got their campaign off to a great start with a win over Ipswich Town… WHAT struck me most was the ruthlessness. I’ve been watching football regularly from 1976 and started attending...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Ipswich Town 0 Liverpool 2 in the 2024-2025 Premier League season… KEEP your powder dry. Don’t let them tease you into letting your powder get wet. Tease is the word today....
Both Arne Slot and Richard Hughes have had differing starts to their Liverpool careers, ahead of the new Premier League season kicking off… THINGS Arne Slot could have said and done in his first press conference: Committed to Trent Alexander-Arnold at...
How it felt as a fan to see Arne Slot’s Liverpool run out at Anfield for the first time and what we learned from Sunday’s friendlies… ANFIELD with a sense of newness. There aren’t many times you travel to a match and have no idea about what’s...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 0 Las Palmas 0 in the final game of The Reds 2024-2025 pre-season… HAVING written some of this in advance of the final whistle, my worry is it will read far angrier than I intend it...
Neil Atkinson’s post-match review for The Anfield Wrap after Liverpool 4 Sevilla 1 in the final game of The Reds 2024-2025 pre-season… IT’S good to be back. It’s good to see you. You being both you and those wild-eyed boys that had been away....
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast discussing Liverpool’s performance against PSV and looking ahead to their fixture at the weekend against Bournemouth.
John Gibbons hosts Mike Kearney, Abigail Rudkin and Ali Gunn…
Also in the show, John speaks to Sam Davis from ‘Back Of The Net’ podcast to get the Bournemouth view
