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Key Talking Points As Liverpool Storm Into The Champions League Semi-Finals
Etihad Stadium, Manchester – Who would have thought in August that we would be here? Liverpool battled through their playoff round with Hoffenheim to reach their first Champions League group stage since 2014, and many fans were just happy to be in the competition. Fast forward eight months later, and the club was heading to […]
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Firmino: The Best in the World at What He Does
There are a few candidates for Man of the Match after Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-1 and reserved their spot in the Champions League semi-finals. The performance in the first half wasn’t vintage Liverpool and as far away from the so-called ‘Rock and Roll Football’ you can get. After the dodgy first ten minutes, The […]
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Players Rated As Liverpool Progress To The Champions League Semis
Manchester City Ederson – 6 Barely had anything to do before picking the ball out of his net after Salah scored Liverpool’s first goal, his distribution was not quite as accurate as normal. Kyle Walker – 6 Positioned at the right of a back three, he added pace to City’s backline and supported the attacks […]
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Liverpool can’t sit back against City, it’s time to show no fear!
Liverpool are 3-0 up in this Champions League quarter-final at the halfway mark. If this was against any other team then every Liverpool fan would be dancing until the sun comes down. Unfortunately, this is Manchester City and it will not be that simple for Klopp’s Reds. Over recent months Liverpool have become much more […]
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Wilson the star one again, Origi and Markovic offer pleasant surprises, but Firth is relegated
Harry Wilson – Hull City Hull dispatched QPR with an emphatic 4-0 win. Harry Wilson picked up his second Man of the Match award for his one goal and one assist. Wilson opened the scoring when he latched onto a through ball and carefully lifted the ball over the goalkeeper and into the far side […]
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How Relying On Counter-pressing Will Help Liverpool Reach the Champions League semi finals
It is time now for the 2nd leg of our Champions League tie against Manchester City. As we all know we beat them 3-0 at home last week, a result that even our most optimistic fans might not have expected. Regarding player availability it looks like Salah will be fit enough, but others are still […]
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Key Talking Points From The Most Meaningless Merseyside Derby In Recent History
Goodison Park, Liverpool – This Merseyside Derby will be forgotten very quickly. Sandwiched in between two of the most important games in the club’s recent history, you’ll be hard done finding a more meaningless derby than the one that took place on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp made six changes from the side that crushed Manchester City […]
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Loris Karius is now a Clean Sheet King for Liverpool
It was one of the worst Merseyside derbies for years, however, the 0-0 scoreline reflected fantastically on one certain individual. Loris Karius has had a very eventful footballing career since joining Liverpool FC from Mainz two years ago. When he signed he was meant to be the long-term replacement for the unreliable Simon Mignolet. After […]
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Everton 0-0 Liverpool Player Ratings: A dull Merseyside Derby gives light to few outstanding performances
Everton Jordan Pickford – 8 Was Everton’s best player by a country mile and that sums up Everton’s afternoon and the match as a whole – he produced a couple of great saves in the first half to deny Solanke and Milner, giving the on-looking Gareth Southgate plenty to contemplate. Seamus Coleman – 6 A […]
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Where Are They Now?: Nathan Eccleston
There is a photo which has done the rounds on several Liverpool FC-related pages on social media that pictures the Reds’ starting line-up from the 0-0 draw against Utrecht at the end of the 2010/11 Europa League group phase. The photo is frequently referenced as a stark reminder to Kopites of some of the players […]
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