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Van Dijk Sidesteps Questions About Man City, Who Have Been Found Guilty
Cheaters tend to win, particularly when the people doing the cheating are rich and powerful. And those watching on, the press and pundits and commentators, will do their best to paper over the ugliness of it all given their self-interest demands they never be too critical of the product. This is the reality of the […]
Manchester City Victory and Celebrations Make Farce of Premier League
Over the first hour of Sunday’s match, Liverpool had limited Manchester City to four shot attempts worth 0.15 expected goals. At that rate, it would have taken around 390 minutes for City to record a full expected goal worth of attempts. Then, Manchester-born referee Chris Kavanagh sent Ryan Gravenberch off via a second yellow. Both […]
Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 0-3 Defeat to Man City
We were prepared for Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak missing from the team sheet but not Dominik Szoboszlai as well and eventually the bravery of the Reds was outdone by not making their chances count and finished off with a terrible second yellow seeing Gravenberch sent off. Winners and Losers For this writer I feel […]
Liverpool 0, Manchester City 3 – Match Recap: The Cheaters Are Still Cheating
LIVERPOOL 0 – 3 MANCHESTER CITY Manchester City: Haaland 64’, Doku 68’, Cherki 78’ Pre-Match The men’s international break is finally over and Anfield gets to host the most prolific cheaters of the football world, Manchester Cheaters, I mean City. The thing is, they were found guilty over the break of over 100 charges so […]
Liverpool vs. Manchester City: Premier League 2026-27 Live Coverage & How to Watch
LIVERPOOL VS. MANCHESTER CITY | Sunday, October 11th |Premier League | Anfield4:30PM BST/11:30AM EST It has been 84 years since Liverpool last played a football match. In that time, Manchester City were proven guilty of the financial crimes that we all knew they committed. The secret ingredient was, indeed, crime. And because football loves A […]
Everything’s the Best: Wirtz at False Nine?
It’s here: the end of the super-sized International Break and with it, the return of Premier League football. Which means, after approximately three-weeks of intense scrutiny given the announcement that the League found Manchester City guilty of 114 charges of misconduct, Liverpool will finally get the opportunity to take a crack at City. This is […]
Liverpool vs. Manchester City: Premier League 2026-27 Preview & Team News
LIVERPOOL VS. MANCHESTER CITY | Sunday, October 11th |Premier League | Anfield4:30PM BST/11:30AM EST Sometimes the football gods have a sense of humour — or maybe just a messy love for drama. After the earth shaking guilty verdict brought down against Manchester City that dominated headlines over the international break, it’s quite poetic that their […]
Manchester City’s Cheating Cost English Clubs Over £2 Billion
A couple of weeks ago, following the news that Manchester City had been guilty of exactly the kind of financial doping we could all see with our eyes, I speculated that they must’ve cost English clubs billions of pounds since the 2009/10 season. Turns out back-of-the envelop speculation was correct. I did the math(s). I […]
Dominik Szoboszlai Wins Goal of the Month for September
In news of very little surprise to anyone really, Dominik Szoboszlai’s gorgeous volley/half-volley has won the EA Sports Goal of the Month for the month of September. The absolutely stunning strike was the kind that you show replays of even to your least football-inclined mates while saying some variation of, “Get a load of that.” […]
Andoni Iraola “Looks Forward” to Games Like the City Fixture
Though Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola decided not to comment on the Manchester City guilty verdict and its impact on his current club, citing his relative newness on Merseyside, he is excited by the fixture. “You are here to play these games. It will be a challenge, they are very good but so are we. […]
Andoni Iraola Dealing with Striker Depth Crisis Ahead of City Clash
Heading into the 2026-27 season with Hugo Ekitie out long-term with an injury and only Alexander Isak an established senior centre forward option was always going to mean an injury crisis in attack at some point for Liverpool and head coach Andoni Iraola. The question wasn’t ever if, but when. And when appears to be […]
Permanent Tribute to Jürgen Klopp Installed at Anfield
On the 11th anniversary of Jürgen Klopp taking charge of Liverpool FC, the club has unveiled a permanent tribute to the legendary manager at Anfield. The tribute’s centrepiece is an 18-inch bronze statue of Klopp, wearing his trademark cap, with one hand over his heart and the other raised in a clenched-fist salute to fans. […]
Liverpool Get Jacquet Boost But Two Stars Miss Training Ahead of City Clash
Liverpool and head coach Andoni Iraola got one very big piece of good news on Thursday when rising star centre half Jeremy Jacquet passed his fitness test and was able to join in training with his teammates ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester City, who were recently found guilty of £900M of financial doping over […]
Rumour Mongering: Jarell Quansah Expected to Leave Leverkusen in 2027
The sale of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen in 2025 in a €35M transfer that included a €70M buyback clause that would go live in 2027 remains a controversial move for Liverpool, a deal that on one had returned a good fee and ensured the Reds could return for the player if he developed while […]
Leoni and Bradley Bond Over Long Way Back from Injury
Liverpool FC defenders Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley are featured in a new episode of “Player Portraits”, and there are a lot of interesting tidbits shared on the show. Perhaps not a surprise to anyone since they’ve been in rehabilitation all this time, but Leoni and Bradley have become rehab buddies according to Leoni: “Since […]
Andoni Iraola on “Trying to Balance” Attack with Control of Games
For fans, a three-week international break five games into the 2026-27 season has been something of a strange experience. For Liverpool in particular, it rather feels as though it’s put a half to any feeling of momentum or new beginnings under new head coach Andoni Iraola. As Iraola sees it, though—and at the very least […]
Milos Kerkez’ Father Gets Son Added to Enemies of Ukraine List
Milos Kerkez and his father appear to have found a way to embroil themselves in a strange, minor geopolitical controversy this week as the fallout of an on-pitch scuffle in Hungary’s 1-0 defeat to Ukraine on September 25th has managed to land the player on a database of enemies of Ukraine. Many Liverpool fans will […]
Liverpool Waiting on Jacquet Fitness
Per Ian Doyle of the ECHO, Liverpool FC are awaiting an update on centre-back Jeremy Jacquet. The defender was left out of the squad for France’s game against Belgium on Monday after he picked up a slight knock and felt a strain in his left hamstring in training. The player has returned to Merseyside for […]
Rio Ngumoha Gets More Minutes for England Amidst Tuchel’s Compliments
England beat Czechia 3-0 on Tuesday at Wembley with Rio Ngumoha coming on for the second half of the action. Ngumoha came on in the 73rd minute and helped the Three Lions maintain control in a match that was already won, making this a hard match to judge in terms of creativity and building threat. […]
Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Table $50M Offer for Gilberto Mora
Over the weekend, European reports started to emerge linking Liverpool with rising star 17-year-old Mexican attacking midfielder Gilberto Mora. Now, outlets a little closer to the player are now joining the fray. According to Mexico City-based, American-owned broadcaster TUDN, European interest in the youngster is currently high—and nobody is more interested in signing him than […]
Carragher Calls for “Three to Five Year” Punishment for Manchester City
Manchester City are guilty of systemically breaking Premier League rules. They have appealed that verdict, naturally. After all, a significant number of the crimes a Premier League independent disciplinary commission found them guilty of, beyond financial doping in excess of £900M over the better part of a decade, involved their efforts to cover it all […]
In Liverpool’s Defense: Giovanni Leoni Back And The Virgil Van Dijk Question
Finally the time is coming when we could see 18 year-old Leoni back on the pitch as it’s been reported he will return to full training around October 12th whilst it’s also been suggested Liverpool said no to a loan enquiry by Italian club Juventus. Since Liverpool signed center-back Giovanni Leoni in the summer of […]
Monday Internationals Update: Penalty Save from Mamardashvili, Injury Worry for Jacquet
The main headline for Monday’s internationals action is the penalty save (and additional clean sheet) for Giorgi Mamardashvili as Georgia drew 0-0 with Northern Ireland. The Liverpool backup keeper was among Georgia’s strongest players, making five saves across the match (his side only managed to challenge Northern Ireland with two shots on target, meanwhile). Elsewhere […]
Virgil van Dijk Celebrates 100th Dutch Cap: “It Doesn’t Stop”
On Sunday, Virgil van Dijk and the Netherlands played their fourth Nations League match of the extended international break with a 2-1 victory over Serbia that sees them end the window having taken eight of 12 points in the competition and top of a group that also includes Greece and Germany. For captain Van Dijk, […]
Breaking Down the Disciplinary Commission Report on Man City
The Case Last week, prior to the full report being released, I wrote about the need to dish out appropriate punishment to Manchester City for their many, many guilty verdicts, arguing their punishment must necessarily include but not be limited to expulsion from the Premier League and English Football League. This week, following the release […]
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