Author: Philip Shanko

Talking Points

Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 5-0 Rout Of Swansea

Anfield, Liverpool – Every football fan’s favourite holiday, this year’s boxing day had eight matches to savour and among them was bottom of the table Swansea City traveling to Anfield. Leon Britton was overseeing his second match in charge after the sacking of Paul Clement and it’s easy to understand why the Englishman doesn’t want […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 3-3 Draw With Arsenal

Emirates Stadium, London – Kicking off the first round of return fixtures in this Premier League season, Liverpool travelled to North London to take on Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. Fresh off a 4-0 trouncing of Bournemouth on Sunday, The Reds headed into this game in high spirits. Jurgen Klopp held nothing back with his team selection, […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 4-0 Win At Bournemouth

Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth – Liverpool travelled to the South Coast on Sunday to face Bournemouth as they looked to bounce back from two consecutive disappointing home draws. Klopp continued his rotation policy as Mignolet, Gomez, Henderson, and Oxlade-Chamberlain all made their way into the starting line-up. This was being touted as a potential banana skin […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 0-0 Draw With West Bromwich Albion

Anfield, Liverpool – Following the disappointing conclusion to the Merseyside Derby on Sunday, Liverpool played host for the 3rd time in seven days as they welcomed West Bromwich Albion to Anfield. After missing the opportunity to leapfrog Chelsea into 3rd place over the weekend, a win was necessary to make sure further ground wasn’t lost. […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 5-1 Win At Brighton

Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove – When the unstoppable force meets a very movable object, the result is what took place on Saturday. Chris Hughton’s Brighton side played host to one of the league’s fiercest teams, and they felt every bit of that throughout the match. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side came into the clash in […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 3-0 Win Over Stoke

Bet 365 Stadium, Stoke – A cold Wednesday night in Stoke, the game that no team wants to play but everyone wants to win. There’s a strong sense of accomplishment that accompanies walking out of that place with a positive result. Liverpool travelled there on Wednesday after picking up victories in their last three visits […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 1-1 Draw With Chelsea

Anfield, Liverpool – Looking to back bounce from the midweek disappointment in Seville, Liverpool had the eyes of the world on them as they played host to the defending champions. Unbeaten against Chelsea since 2014, The Reds were hoping to add to their impressive recent run against the Londoners. Surprisingly, Jurgen Klopp made five changes […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s Capitulation In Seville

Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville – Where to begin? Coming into this match in good form, Liverpool seemed to have finally exorcised most of the demons that have plagued them in recent years. The game couldn’t have started any better, Firmino got the scoring underway just 2 minutes in and The Reds raced to a […]

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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 3-0 Victory Over Southampton

Anfield, Liverpool – With no international football interrupting the season again until March, Liverpool had the task of starting this heavy set of fixtures off on the right foot. First up for Jurgen Klopp’s men was Southampton, a side that the manager had not overseen a single league victory against. However, The Saints headed into […]

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Liverpool’s Key Talking Points From The International Break

We’re finally here, the last international break of the calendar year is behind us and the ugly beauty of festive football is almost among us.  However, after what was a crucial week for many a footballing nation, there is plenty still to discuss. The 32 teams who will be going to Russia are now confirmed […]

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