Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

One topic dominates the latest Blood Red podcast. Recorded early to allow the ECHO sportsdesk to hit the town for their Christmas do, one topic dominates. No, it’s not our favourite Christmas songs, although that does get a mention at the start; it is, of course, the visit of Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday. Table-topping Liverpool will be favourites after their record-breaking, unbeaten st...

What a December it’s been so far for Liverpool. The most dramatic of Merseyside derby wins, a gritty comeback at Burnley, a four-goal thrashing of Bournemouth that took the Reds to the top of the Premier League, and then a terrific performance to beat Napoli and secure their place in the Champions League knock-out stages. What a time, then, to reintroduce the View from the Kop podcast to the Blood...

No surprise that the Blood Red team are in very high spirits after another famous Anfield night in Europe. Host Kristian Walsh is joined by James Pearce and Caoimhe O'Neill to reflect on the night the Reds showed the true measure of their maturity, with the much-maligned midfield being central to that. The team also discuss Virgil van Dijk's impact - and how Dries Mertens regretted THOSE comments...

Top of the Premier League – and now through to the last 16 of the Champions League to boot. What a 10 days it has been for Liverpool. And to reflect on the 1-0 win over Napoli on Tuesday night that secured their place in the knockout stages of the competition they came so desperately close to winning last season, we get the view from the pressbox, the dugout and the stands in our Post-Game podcast...

Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League at the weekend after they swept aside Bournemouth to continue their unbeaten, record-breaking start. But now the Reds’ focus switches to the Champions League and their must-win final Group C game at home to Napoli. Jurgen Klopp’s team will guarantee their place in the knock-out stages by winning 1-0 or by two clear goals at Anfield this evening. A...

The hunter has become the hunted. Yes, Liverpool top the Premier League at long last after they brushed aside Bournemouth and Manchester City suffered their first defeat of the campaign. And in our first Blood Red podcast of the week, James Pearce joins Connor Dunn and host Joe Rimmer in reflecting on what hopefully could be a momentous weekend in the title race. James and Connor were both at the...

Top of the league! Yes, the unbeaten and relentless Reds moved above Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League with a superb 4-0 victory at Bournemouth in the early Saturday kick-off. And they are staying there after City lost the late kick-off at Chelsea! Inspired by a magnificent hat-trick from top-scorer Mohamed Salah, who was back to his blistering best, Liverpool underlined their ti...

It's Friday, it's the Blood Red podcast, and we have an exclusive for you. Sadly, it's not Liverpool's next signing, but the revelation of James Pearce's middle name. Without giving the game away, it's nothing on the one bestowed upon Theo Squires, who joins our Liverpool FC correspondent and host Joe Rimmer in our final pod of the working week. The trio talk the win at Burnley, hailing the perfor...

Peter Hooton takes a leaf out of Jurgen Klopp’s book for his latest Allez Les Rouges podcast. Just like the Liverpool boss against Burnley on Wednesday, Hooton has made sweeping changes to his line-up. But the guests coming into to replace his benched regulars aren’t half bad – Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman, Wigan Athletic first-team coach Anthony Barry and the ECHO’s Dan Kay. The big Re...

The latest Blood Red podcast is another belter. Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce sat down with former Reds defender John Arne Riise on Wednesday before the Burnley game. Riise was back in Liverpool to promote his brutally honest new autobiography, Running Man, and as well as talking about the book, he opens up on his seven-year spell at Anfield. But as the must-listen podcast reveals, t...

In a Blood Red podcast special, former Liverpool defender Djimi Traore sits down with Joe Rimmer and Paul Gorst to talk through his career. The ex-Mali international made 141 appearances for the Reds, which included the Champions League triumph of 2005.Traore details what it was like arriving on Merseyside as an unproven teenager and tells us what he learned playing alongside defenders like Jamie...

Think of all the great sides Liverpool have had in their history. But not one has eenjoyed a start to a campaign as good as the one Jurgen Klopp's current crop are. Yes, despite a 12th win in 15 unbeaten Premier League matches, achieved in difficult conditions at Burnley on Wednesday evening, the Reds remain two points behind Manchester City. But City will know only too well by now that Liverpool...

Now most of us would swap big wins for the dramatic way Liverpool settled the Merseyside derby every day of the week. But, if we’re being greedy, the one thing missing from Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season is a thumping victory. There was, of course, the 4-0 win over West Ham on the opening weekend. However, the Reds haven’t really taken anyone to the cleaners since then. Bu...

In the latest Blood Red Podcast, Liverpool reporter and regular host Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce and ECHO duo Kristian Walsh and Joe Rimmer to look back on a remarkable Merseyside derby, consider the impact of Fabinho and Alisson Becker, ponder Roberto Firmino's form, stick up for Jurgen Klopp and look ahead to Burnley. Includes Kris...

Wow, just wow. Liverpool won the Merseyside derby 1-0 at Anfield this afternoon thanks to a 96th-minute winner from the unlikeliest of heroes, Divock Origi. The super-sub's header settled the contest as the Reds extended their unbeaten record at home to their rivals Everton to 19 matches. Importantly, it ensured they closed to gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to two points. And, to re...

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise - the Merseyside derby is still the big game for Liverpool and Everton supporters. And, with the 232nd meeting between the sides just hours away, we've produced a special preview podcast for both our Blood Red and Royal Blue listeners. Host Paul Wheelock speaks to Adam Jones, the ECHO's Everton FC reporter, and Paul Gorst, one of our football journalists, and wh...

Two days before the Merseyside derby, illness and unavailability has ravaged the ECHO's sportsdesk. That means just Paul Wheelock was able to join Neil Fitzmaurice on the latest Poetry in Motion podcast - and even he is battling a severe case of man flu. But worry not, Fitzy is in fine form, and as anyone who read his tweets during and after the Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in mi...

In the latest Blood Red podcast, Liverpool reporter and regular host Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce along with ECHO duo Joe Rimmer and Theo Squires to pick the bones out of the latest Champions League disappointment, assess what went wrong, debate the antics of Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain, ponder another famous Anfield European night...

So it will all come down to Napoli at Anfield on December 11.Beat Carlo Ancelotti's side 1-0 or by two clear goals and Liverpool will definitely take their place in the Champions League knock-out stages. But they will have to improve on the performance they produced in the first half of their 2-1 defeat at Paris-Saint Germain. A James Milner penalty on the stroke of half-time gave the Reds a lifel...

Not long to go now, Reds. Liverpool are in Champions League action at the Parc des Princes tonight, taking on the superstars of Paris Saint-Germain. But going into what is a mouthwatering match between two of the best strikeforces in world football, it is PSG who are under the most pressure. And to explain why, Paul Wheelock picks up the phone to our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, who is...

So who's ready for round two? Liverpool's thrilling and richly deserved 3-2 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in September kicked off the Champions League in style and remains one of the best matches of the season so far. But the return clash in the French capital on Wednesday night is an even bigger game given both teams' chances of qualifying for the knockout stages hang in the balance. So to pre...

In the latest Blood Red podcast, Liverpool reporter and regular host Ian Doyle is joined by ECHO duo Kristian Walsh and Paul Gorst to look back at the win over Watford, debate Roberto Firmino's revival, consider Mohamed Salah's worth, enter (once again) the great Jordan Henderson debate and ponder how best to approach Paris Saint-Germain. Also includes some potty-mouthery from Kristian in the abse...

Liverpool are not going away. Manchester City may have won again to maintain their narrow lead at the top. But the Reds are also unbeaten and remain just two points behind in second after they triumphed 3-0 at Watford and made it the club’s best ever start to a Premier League season. It is no surprise, then, that the Post-Game podcast is a happy one. As ever, it starts with the considered thoughts...

It's a big afternoon for Liverpool's Under-23s today as they make the short trip across Stanley Park to take on Everton in the mini-derby. And it's the Premier League 2 clash, and the fallout to the U23s' 7-0 humbling by Villarreal, that takes centre stage in our latest Academy Show. Host Paul Wheelock is joined by our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce to preview the Goodison Park affair and...

Liverpool resume their Premier League title challenge this afternoon when they travel to Vicarage Road to take on Watford. Jurgen Klopp’s unbeaten side will be favourites to bring the three points back to Merseyside and kick off a very important week in the best possible fashion. After all, they are yet to drop a single point to a side currently sitting outside of the top six. But the guest of our...