Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

One year on from signing for Liverpool, Guy Clarke and Matt Addison discuss Thiago Alcantara's impact at Anfield. Looking back on the fanfare caused by his arrival from Bayern Munich, they assess whether or not the Spaniard has lived up to the hype. Also, they debate what he has brought to Jurgen Klopp's midfield, especially following the departure of Gini Wijnaldum. Plus, with Diogo Jota having s...

Join Guy Clarke for reaction to Liverpool's 3-0 win over Crystal Palace as Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club in all competitions. It was Mane who got the scoring started before two late goals from Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita to give the Reds a three-goal margin of victory. Hear from the ECHO's Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst, Jurgen Klopp's press conference as well as Reds regulars...

Peter Hooton is back after a late fitness test for the latest Allez Les Rouges podcast, joined by Kieth Culvin, Ste 'Mono' Monaghan and Ste Martin, one of the organisers for the Ninth Anne Williams Golf Day. The panel talk through the return of Champions League action at Anfield with AC Milan beaten 3-2, consider the cost of losing Mohamed Salah and also delve into Jurgen Klopp's options ahead of...

Ahead of Liverpool returning to Premier League action, join Guy Clarke, Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Theo Squires for the latest Blood Red podcast. The panel review the 3-2 win over AC Milan in the Champions League at Anfield assessing the performance of Mohamed Salah, Joel Matip and Naby Keita. With Pep Guardiola throwing a thinly-veiled dig Liverpool’s way, has the pressure already got to the Man C...

Jurgen Klopp’s press conference to preview Liverpool v Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday. Reds boss Klopp confirmed Roberto Firmino will not be fit to return, as well as being asked about Mohamed Salah’s contract and the form of Sadio Mane. Get exclusive podcasts direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast....

The ‘AA Godfather’ Josh Williams returns alongside David Hughes to look back on the wins over AC Milan and Leeds United. Liverpool’s transfer policy is also assessed following the injury to Harvey Elliott, given his brief impact on Jurgen Klopp’s first team, as well as Divock Origi. The guys give an understanding for why FSG and Michael Edwards didn’t push to move for a new forward during the summ...

Liverpool opened their Champions League campaign under the lights at Anfield with a 3-2 win over seven-time European champions AC Milan, thanks to captain Jordan Henderson. Having taken the lead through Fikayo Tomori's own goal, two goals before half-time had the Reds trailing prior to Mohamed Salah's equaliser with Henderson putting Liverpool back ahead to start the campaign with three points. Jo...

To get the lowdown on AC Milan, the visitors to Anfield for tonight's big Champions League opener, Matt Addison speaks to Get Italian Football News editor Kaus Pandey. The match marks Milan's return to the group stages of Europe's premiere club competition for the first time since the 2013-14 season. It will also be the first time the teams have met since the Rossoneri beat Liverpool in the 2007 C...

Liverpool might only have made one signing at senior level this summer, but they did capture exciting England youth starlet Bobby Clark to add to their academy ranks. Matt Addison is joined by the Newcastle Chronicle’s chief Newcastle United reporter, Lee Ryder, to find out all there is to know about Clark - and why Liverpool were so keen to sign him. Lee outlines why he believes Clark is on the s...

Listen to the full press conference with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and goalkeeper Alisson Becker to preview the Champions League clash with AC Milan at Anfield on Wednesday. Get exclusive podcasts direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast.co.ukWatch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/B...

Following on from Mohamed Salah joining the Premier League 100 Club, Mo Stewart is here with the latest Liverpool.com podcast. Joined by Matt Addison and James Martin, they look back on Salah’s career to date at Anfield. From snubbing the Reds for Chelsea prior to arriving eventually at Anfield in 2017, was his development best served in Italy before joining under Jurgen Klopp? Also, what is their...

To react to Mohamed Salah joining the Premier League 100 Club, discuss Harvey Elliott’s injury and more, the Blood Red podcast returns. Guy Clarke is joined by Ian Doyle and Marcus Banks to get into the big Liverpool FC talking points, following the 3-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road. The return of Champions League football is also debated with AC Milan visiting Anfield on Wednesday night; a...

Join Guy Clarke for reaction to Liverpool's 3-0 away win over Leeds United - though the shine was taken off the result given the injury to Harvey Elliott. Hear from the ECHO's Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst at Elland Road, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's press conference - including the latest on Harvey Elliott's injury. Plus, Reds regulars Mark Baker, Ross Strachan, Owen Thomas, Mike Holt an...

Fancy some perfect pre-match listening, Reds? Then join Neil Fitzmaurice for the latest edition of his superb Poetry in Motion podcast. With Paul Wheelock and Hannah Pinnock, who is making her debut on the show, in the guest seats, they look ahead to today's big game at Leeds United as well as discussing all the big Liverpool FC talking points. They include the draw with Chelsea last time out; the...

Paul Wheelock speaks to Conor McGilligan, who works for Leeds Live and Yorkshire Live, to get the lowdown on Liverpool's opponents this weekend, Leeds United. They talk the atmosphere Jurgen Klopp’s team are going to encounter on Sunday, new England international Patrick Bamford, and just how good the Liverpool-linked Raphinha really is,Get exclusive podcasts direct to your inbox every week for FR...

Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Joe Rimmer join Matt Addison on the Blood Red podcast to preview Leeds United v Liverpool on Sunday. Whether Alisson and Fabinho will be available for the Elland Road clash remains to be seen following their ban by the Brazilian FA and given the comments Jurgen Klopp made at his press conference earlier on today. The panel look at what has developed into a farcical situat...

Listen to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's pre-Leeds United press conference from the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby. Get exclusive podcasts direct to your inbox every week for FREE by joining the Blood Red Club. Sign up at http://www.bloodredpodcast.co.ukWatch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook...

Guy Clarke is joined by Theo Squires to react to the Brazilian FA’s decision to impose a five-day ban on Alisson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino. Having been part of the Premier League-wide decision not to release internationals to red-list countries, the trio are set to be blocked from facing Leeds United. With reaction to the decision, The Agenda assesses what will happening during the October inte...

Dave Hughes is joined by Guy Clarke, in Josh Williams’ absence, for the latest Analysing Anfield to talk Trent Alexander-Arnold, Harvey Elliott, Leeds United and more! Following Trent's midfield experiment for England, his suitability for the role bestowed upon him by Gareth Southgate is questioned. But is there still a midfield slot he could fit into? Harvey Elliott’s withdrawal from the England...

With much debate over whether Liverpool's transfer strategy this summer was the right one, this week's exclusive Blood Red Club podcast examines the details behind the FSG model. The excellent Swiss Ramble Twitter account explained the economics that Liverpool are currently working within earlier in the week, and there has been plenty of further analysis across the Liverpool ECHO and Liverpool.com...

Mo Stewart is joined by Matt Addison and Charlotte Coates for the latest Liverpool.com podcast to examine the future of the Liverpool midfield. After Gareth Southgate experimented with Trent Alexander-Arnold alongside Jordan Henderson and Jude Bellingham in the centre of the park for England, the panel wonder whether than could that be a future Reds line-up. Henderson’s role as Liverpool club capt...

Guy Clarke is joined by Theo Squires, Dan Kay and the ECHO’s Business of Football Writer Dave Powell for the latest Liverpool talking points. The Reds’ financial model is analysed following criticism off the back of the summer transfer window, along with Liverpool’s huge wage bill - behind only Man City in the Premier League. Mohamed Salah’s contract ‘demands’ are also brought into the conversatio...

Our latest My Liverpool podcast sees Guy Clarke catch up with Head of Football at the ECHO, Joe Rimmer to talk through his favourite Reds memories. From his childhood hero Emile Heskey to the best player he's seen at Anfield, Joe goes through those who captured his imagination growing up. Other memories include his favourite games and moments watching the Reds, including the 2003 League Cup Final...

Ella Hooton, Kayleigh Brand and Nayah Robinson are the guests on the latest Allez Les Rouges podcast, which is hosted by the Liverpool ECHO's Paul Wheelock in the absence of Peter Hooton. After a quick look back at last weekend's 1-1 draw with Chelsea, the panel give their strong opinions on what Liverpool did - or didn't do - in the transfer market over the summer. There's also talk about the for...

As the first international break of the new season comes around, the Blood Red podcast assess the big Liverpool FC talking points. From Jurgen Klopp’s comments regarding a ‘break’ come the end of his Liverpool stay, to reported interest from Fenerbahce in striker Divock Origi. Guy Clarke is joined by Dan Kay and Mark Wakefield to discuss all that - as well as the continued fallout from the end of...