MIGNOLET, Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Leiva, Can, Milner, Lallana, Coutinho, Origi. As Liverpool ready themselves for a mammoth fixture in the title race against Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield this Sunday, a look at Jürgen Klopp’s team selection in his first game as...
MENTALITY. It’s a strange concept, isn’t it? There is no quantifiable output, no defined characteristics that scouts can look for, nor a clear distinction on paper between a player with a winning mentality and one without. As the word suggests, it’s all in the mind....
A GLORIOUS sunny day at Wembley. Almost 90,000 Liverpool fans in attendance. With minutes to go, the men in red hit Barcelona on the counter attack. A dinked cross from Lazar Markovic is headed into the far corner of the net by young Marko Grujic. The fans go wild as...
JAMES Milner’s fault? Virgil van Dijk’s fault? Alisson’s fault? Whomever was to blame for Fulham’s equaliser against Liverpool on Sunday, they owe me, and presumably all of you, for the years that goal took off us… For seven minutes at least. Tongue out of cheek, all...
Jürgen Klopp gave an injury update on Roberto Firmino and was full of praise for Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson in his pre-Merseyside derby press conference. Will all three get their start on Sunday? And what’s Marco Silva been saying? Josh Sexton...
Jürgen Klopp was in a bullish mood as he delivered a positive injury update on Roberto Firmino, though the Brazilian remains a doubt for tomorrow night’s game against Watford. To react to that, and preview the game, Josh Sexton is joined by Craig Hannan, John...
SOMETIMES, you play the game out beforehand in your head. You don’t particularly want to, but you can’t help it. You’re doing the shopping, travelling to work, pretending to listen to your boss, your mind wanders, thinking about the big game, imagining what might...
FOUR years is a very long time in football. Four years ago, Jürgen Klopp was the manager of Borussia Dortmund. Four years ago, a 23-year-old Xherdan Shaqiri was on the fringes of the Bayern Munich squad. As Bayern visit Anfield for the first time since 1981, they will...
ARE you ready for the next two weeks? Between now and March 3, Liverpool play Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Watford and Everton. It is unlikely to be a gentle period, but how boring would football be if it was? After putting up with the football wasteland that was...
MANCHESTER City are the bookmakers’ favourites to retain the Premier League title, and there isn’t a Liverpool player, coach or fan who seems to mind that too much. That’s got to change eventually. Liverpool teams have been wonderful underdogs at various times during...
Brighton Double Bill As Reds Progress In League Cup: TAW Midweek Extra
The Anfield Wrap’s midweek podcast looking on Liverpool’s victory on the road against Brighton in the Carabao Cup before previewing Saturday’s game against the same opponent in the league.
Josh Sexton hosts Dan Austin, Gareth Roberts and Mike Kearney.
