Match Report: Hoffenheim 1-2 Liverpool
December 9th, 2014. It may seem a random date to most people but for Liverpool, it is a significant date. It is significant because it is the last time Liverpool played a Champions League game. That night, against F.C Basel of Switzerland, things didn’t go to plan. After conceding in the first half, Steven Gerrard […]
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Champions League injury news & the search for a new Keita continues
Injury updates ahead of UCL clash Speaking in a press conference yesterday evening, Jurgen Klopp delivered injury news on two of Liverpool’s key players, Philippe Coutinho and Daniel Sturridge. Amidst ongoing transfer rumours, the Brazilian has been absent from the Liverpool squad due to a back injury, however, some sources have been reporting that Coutinho […]
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Champions League: Hoffenheim v Liverpool Preview
Jurgen Klopp will be without striker Daniel Sturridge in his 22-man squad for Tuesday night’s Champions League play-off first-leg tie at Hoffenheim after the England international suffered a thigh injury in pre-season. Playmaker Philippe Coutinho will also be out of the match after failing to recover from a sore back which kept him out of […]
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Worst XI: The Man That Could Not Escape The Second Tier
We’ve reached the end. All the positions have been filled from 1-11, goalkeeper to centre forward and now it is time to give this wretched XI an equally wretched manager. Here are the results: 1. Phil Taylor 56% 2. Roy Hodgson 36% 3. Graeme Souness 8% Yes, it’s […]
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The Loan Report: Awoniyi makes big impression on debut
All five of Liverpool’s loanees were involved in their respective matchday squads this weekend, with four of them having successful weekends and picking up three points. Let’s see how heavily involved our boys were. Taiwo Awoniyi – Royal Excel Mouscron After his loan spell got off to a slow start last season, Taiwo Awoniyi found […]
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Bid rejected for Can; Danny Ward showdown talks with Klopp
Liverpool reject Juventus’s Can bid Liverpool have refused a €25m offer from Juventus for Emre Can, according to the Mirror on Sunday newspaper. Liverpool are unwilling to let Emre Can leave this summer even as they are yet to come to a solution over his contract stand-off with the club. The possibility of losing Philippe […]
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From admiration to acrimony: The culmination of the Coutinho saga
Three hours. It doesn’t seem a very long time, does it? It’s a flight from Liverpool to Bulgaria. It’s two football matches without any breaks. It’s two full episodes of Match of the Day. 180 minutes. Not a long time at all. But that’s all it took for Philippe Coutinho to take his Liverpool career […]
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Premier League week 1 round-up: Liverpool already playing catch-up after familiar failings
Having won their opening game in each of the previous four Premier League seasons, Liverpool looked on course to extend that enviable record at Watford until they let in a sloppy 94th-minute equaliser in a see-saw encounter that ended with the teams sharing six goals. It took the Reds just 10 minutes to show their […]
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Key Talking Points From Liverpool’s 3-3 Draw With Watford
Vicarage Road, Watford – And so it begins, Liverpool’s 2017/2018 Premier League season kicked off with on Saturday afternoon with a trip to Watford. Much of the positivity heading into the match was disrupted when it was confirmed that Philippe Coutinho handed in a transfer request just one day prior. With distractions abundant, Klopp’s men […]
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Salah inspires Liverpool to hectic opening day draw at Watford
Liverpool kicked off their 2017/18 Premier League campaign with a thrilling 3-3 draw at Watford, and it was summer signing Mohamed Salah whose impressive display was sadly overshadowed by some truly dreadful defending from the Reds. In a frenetic affair at Vicarage Road, new arrival Salah was livelier than most with five attempts on goal, […]
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