Arteta should have kept it behind closed doors
Would Mikel Arteta have reacted to a senior player the way he did to Max Dowman? I don’t think he would.
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Conor Bradley has the talent. But will his body let him fulfil it?
Conor Bradley once played regular football at Bolton. Now a serious knee injury has put his Liverpool career on hold. Can he find the fitness to fulfil his potential?
Read articleBig Ron tackles with his head while Trent warms Madrid's bench
On Sunday afternoon, Ronald Araújo was throwing himself into challenges against Brighton, at one point even tackling the ball with his head while lying on the floor.
Read articleThe best ever 19-year-old?
He's already the most exciting player in the world. But is he the best 19-year-old of all time?
Read articleIs the writing on the wall for Michael Carrick?
On the back of Manchester United's worst start to a league season in 40 years, their midweek 4-1 defeat to Como piled even more pressure on Michael Carrick. As if the results...
Read articleIs Isak Liverpool's Haaland?
Alexander Isak is seeing less of the ball at Liverpool than he did at Newcastle, but his ability to decide matches is beginning to resemble Erling Haaland's.
Read articleVíctor Muñoz is looking like a £34.5m bargain
The pace, the directness, the way he carries the ball. Víctor Muñoz already looks like a brilliant signing, and I believe there's considerably more to come.
Read articleIsak delivers when Liverpool need him as Reds fight back to beat Brentford
Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford, with Alexander Isak delivering the winner when Andoni Iraola's side badly needed three points.
Read articleLiverpool's problem isn't money. It's recruitment
Liverpool's net spend since summer 2024 is higher than Manchester City's and Arsenal's. The problem is not whether Liverpool are spending. It is what they are getting for it.
Read articleGuilty on 114 charges, top of the league, and refereed by a man from down the road
Manchester City have been found guilty on 114 charges and nobody knows the punishment. Then the Premier League sent a Greater Manchester referee to Anfield for Liverpool v City, and the league's integrity sank even further.
Read articleFive games in, Jérémy Jacquet is already the best centre back in the league
Five Premier League games are not much to go on. But I've seen enough of Jérémy Jacquet to call him the best centre back in the league.
Read articleManchester City at Anfield is Wirtz's game
Florian Wirtz's Liverpool career is on a knife-edge, and Manchester City at Anfield is the game that can turn it. The defence of him can't go on forever.
Read articleThe quiet genius
When the greatest managers in football history are discussed, Bob Paisley should never be an afterthought.
Read articleCarragher’s ‘failed Galacticos’ verdict is too early
Jamie Carragher is entitled to criticise Liverpool. But four league games into Andoni Iraola’s reign, ‘failed Galacticos’ was a verdict that left too little room for change.
Read articleTrey Nyoni has earned his place in Liverpool’s midfield
Liverpool have a midfield problem. For me, one decision should now be straightforward: Trey Nyoni has to play.
Read articleLiverpool sold their best player — and somehow got better
Six months after Kevin Keegan left for Hamburg, he returned to Anfield and found a Liverpool side that had somehow become even better.
Read articleMac Allister should have kept this behind closed doors
Alexis Mac Allister has every right to be unhappy with Liverpool’s decision not to offer him a new contract. He should not have turned that private frustration into a public storyline.
Read articleWhy are Liverpool being written off?
Liverpool have gone from overwhelming title favourites to barely being mentioned. After Ipswich, I think they are genuine contenders — a lot more than people are giving them credit for.
Read articleWhy Barcola will justify the fee
Liverpool have not had a world-class wide player since Mohamed Salah. The argument against Bradley Barcola is that he did not start every week at PSG. Look at who he was behind.
Read articleThe greatest goal Anfield has seen, and the greatest player Liverpool have had
Tottenham brought two World Cup winners to Anfield the summer English football opened its doors to the world. They went home having conceded seven, and having watched Kenny Dalglish.
Read articleCarragher may be proved right. He still shouldn't have said it on Monday
Jamie Carragher has been telling anyone who'll listen since July that Liverpool's midfield doesn't work, and he's right. He was right on the Overlap a fortnight ago when he said...
Read articleFSG still call the shots at Liverpool. But for how long?
FSG have sold around 30% of Liverpool to a consortium including Jeff Bezos. If the people who have just bought a third of the club eventually want the rest, would that be good for Liverpool?
Read articleLiverpool spent £328m on attackers and fixed the defence with a loan
Liverpool have spent more than twice as much on attackers as defenders since this rebuild started, conceded more goals per game last season than in any Premier League campaign in...
Read articleLiverpool act like a big club and hoard like a small one
Ronald Araujo arrived this weekend on a season-long loan. No transfer fee. Barcelona's condition was that Liverpool pay his salary in full, reported at £180,000 a week after tax —...
Read articleIsak and Wirtz will take us to the league title
Isak and Wirtz weren't Liverpool's worst signings. They were Liverpool's worst-used players. £241 million between them. Eight league goals. Fifth place. Look at that and you'd...
Read articleHas Trey Nyoni saved Liverpool £100 million?
Take it back a week or two and most Liverpool supporters would have said the club needed another midfielder, especially given the uncertainty surrounding Curtis Jones and Alexis...
Read articleWhy last season's comparisons with Rodgers and Hodgson were unfair
Last season was one of the worst Liverpool have endured in a long time. As the defeats piled up, I kept hearing the same comparisons being made. Some supporters were saying this...
Read articleIs Rio playing on the right wing a sign of things to come?
With Liverpool seemingly going all in for Bradley Barcola, talks with PSG suggest a fee well north of £100 million. If Liverpool are willing to spend that kind of money, they're...
Read articleWakey wakey, Richard Hughes
With just over three weeks to go until the start of the season, Liverpool are still well short in several key areas. Most notably, there hasn't been a signing to replace Mohamed...
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