Premier League week 33 preview: Reds must re-focus for derby test
The only problem with Wednesday’s rout of Manchester City is trying to come down from the euphoria of that epic performance to prepare adequately for…
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The ‘I hate to say I told you so’ Optimist
What a week. This was one of those pivotal weeks that happens only once a season. It was the type of week that could make…
Key Talking Points As Liverpool Fight Hard To Claim Another Ugly Win
Selhurst Park, London – As ugly as a win can get. Liverpool on Saturday had the awkward task of playing a Premier League match just…
Crystal Palace 1–2 Liverpool Player Ratings: Salah steals the show as Benteke wastes his sides’ chances
Crystal Palace Wayne Hennessey – 6 Made a decent save at the end of the first half to deny Mane an equaliser for Liverpool but…
Premier League week 32 round-up: Salah the saviour again as Reds ride their luck
In my preview of this weekend’s Premier League action, I wrote that Liverpool just needed to beat Crystal Palace on Saturday, even if it was…
Plucky Palace powerless to stop Mighty Mo and Marvellous Mane
Coming back from an international break can be a nightmare. There is a reason there are two or three before Christmas and that is because…
The ‘expectant’ Optimist
Expectations are a funny thing. In one sense they are needed to drive a team on to better things. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with aiming…
Premier League week 27 preview: Can Liverpool’s former Saints sin against Southampton on Sunday?
This Sunday, St Mary’s hosts the fixture that has been mockingly referred to as Liverpool against Liverpool reserves. The latter title is unlikely to sit…
Premier League week 26 round-up: Unadventurous Reds pay a heavy penalty
Drawing at home to a direct rival for Champions League qualification and having been under siege for most of the second half is no disgrace,…
Premier League Week 25 Round-Up: Liverpool Take Full Advantage of Rivals’ Slip-Ups
In the end, it was uncharacteristically straightforward for Liverpool at the John Smith’s Stadium on Tuesday night. Just as at Anfield earlier in the season,…