Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

For the first time since Gerard Houllier's sad passing, our monthly Houllier’s Treble-Winners podcast, celebrating the historic 2000-01 campaign 20 years ago, returns for our January instalment. Join Guy Clarke and Dan Kay as they remember the former manager and his legacy, as well as look back on Liverpool's fortunes as the FA Cup journey began with wins over Rotherham United and Leeds United. Th...

Accrington Stanley manager and big Liverpool fan John Coleman is the special guest of Peter Hooton’s latest Allez Les Rouges podcast, which also features regulars Kieth Culvin, Ste Monaghan and John Nicolson. Coleman is regarded as one of the best bosses in the EFL after working wonders with League One outfit Accrington, so he is well placed to give his expert view on why his beloved Reds are stum...

Join Ian Doyle, Matt Addison, David Lynch and host Guy Clarke as they ask ‘what’s going on at Liverpool?’ The defending champions have now gone five matches without a win and 438 minutes without a goal in the Premier League - while their proud Anfield run is over. And following the 1-0 loss to Burnley, which ended their 68-game unbeaten league home run, major questions are now being asked about Li...

Jurgen Klopp has been speaking with the media ahead of Sunday's visit to Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round. Among the questions put Klopp's way were those over the club's transfer policy and who is responsible for signings following the German's comments after the 1-0 home defeat to Burnley. Klopp was asked too about Liverpool losing their 68-game unbeaten run in the Premier League at A...

Liverpool have lost their 68-game unbeaten Premier League record at Anfield after Ashley Barnes' 83rd-minute penalty saw Burnley take all three points. The Reds are now four games without a goal in the league too as their struggles in front of the nnet continue. Join Guy Clarke as we hear from Jurgen Klopp's press conference and the ECHO's Liverpool FC correspondent Paul Gorst from Anfield, while...

Liverpool take on Burnley this evening so Matt Addison gets the lowdown on Sean Dyche's side from LancsLive reporter Alex James. The Reds are struggling for goals at the moment, but how likely is it that they will flow at Anfield tonight, and do the Clarets sense a rare opportunity to win away at a top-six side? Well, not quite, but the return of key man Dwight McNeil will be a big boost in an att...

Will Liverpool have missed out should they not sign David Alaba from Bayern Munich? And does the next step of their transfer evolution involve Erling Haaland? Dan Morgan, Joel Rabinowitz and Ollie Connelly discuss those two possible deals as well as examining the bigger transfer picture in this week’s Liverpool.com podcast. The second half of the show focuses on the Reds’ front three after they ag...

Listen to Jurgen Klopp’s pre-match conference before Thursday’s visit of Burnley to Anfield in which he gives fitness updates on Joel Matip and Diogo Jota, discusses the lack of goals from Roberto Firmino and the other members of the front three, and reacts to some of the criticism that has come Liverpool’s way since the 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Sunday. Like our podcasts and videos? Then...

Fresh from Liverpool’s third Premier League game without a goal, Analysing Anfield is back to work out why Jurgen Klopp’s side can’t score. Join Josh Williams and David Hughes as they examine the reasons why Liverpool’s often over-performing frontline is struggling for goals, with their latest blank coming in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United. Attention then switches to Thursday’s match wit...

Harvey Elliott, Marko Grujic and Taiwo Awoniyi are all at different stages of their Liverpool careers, but all are out on loan this season. At around the halfway mark in the campaign, Matt Addison checks in on the trio, who are stationed at Blackburn Rovers, FC Porto and Union Berlin respectively, to get the latest on each player's progress so far. LancsLive's Jaquob Crooke gives the lowdown on th...

As Mohamed Salah opens up on his desire to sign a new contract and Liverpool move to three Premier League games without a goal, there is plenty for the Blood Red podcast to discuss. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Connor Dunn and Matt Addison as they look back on the goalless draw with Manchester United, debate the Reds’ transfer gamble with a reluctance to sign a defender in the January transfer wind...

Liverpool were held at home by leaders Manchester United as the defending champions' run without a Premier League goal stretched to three games. Join Guy Clarke for reaction to the Anfield stalemate as we bring you Jurgen Klopp's press conference in full, the verdict of the Liverpool ECHO's LFC correspondent Paul Gorst, plus we hear from regular contributors Ross Strachan, Alex Watt, Owen Thomas,...

Paul Wheelock speaks to the Manchester Evening News’ chief Manchester United writer Samuel Luckhurst to get the lowdown on today’s visitors to Anfield. United will go into the game at the top of the Premier League after moving above previous pacesetters Liverpool in midweek. But can they sustain their challenge? Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a better manager than people give him credit worth? Just signi...

Jurgen Klopp will reach his 100th Premier League home game in change of Liverpool when his defending champions welcome the current leaders Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday. And ahead of the milestone match, we bring you a Blood Red podcast special looking back over Klopp's first 99 Anfield league games - the first impressions, the key moments and the current 67-match unbeaten run. Guy Clarke...

After 12 years at the club Vicky Jepson left her position as Liverpool Women’s manager by mutual consent this week. So for this special podcast focusing on the women’s game on Merseyside, the Liverpool ECHO’s Sam Carroll is joined by Emma Sanders of BBC Sport, Kathryn Batte of the Daily Mail, and broadcaster Sarah Halpin to look at Jepson’s departure and wonder who could replace her in the Liverpo...

The Blood Red podcast previews the biggest match of the season so far as Liverpool take on Manchester United in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday. Joining host Matt Addison are Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst and David Lynch as they look ahead to the huge clash, which could see Jurgen Klopp’s side move back to the top of the standings with a win over current leaders United. Where will the game be won...

Jurgen Klopp gives a fitness update on Joel Matip at his Liverpool v Manchester United press conference and his reaction to comments directed towards him by former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg. Liverpool boss Klopp also reveals whether Naby Keita will be fit to face United at Anfield on Sunday and his admiration for Red Devils duo Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Like our podcasts a...

The Premier League title race could hardly be any closer as Liverpool prepare to host Manchester United at Anfield. Joining host Dan Morgan is Liverpool.com's Ollie Connelly, plus Matt Addison and Kai Delaney from Blood Red, as they preview the match and where the game could be won and lost. Bruno Fernandes is one player for Liverpool to keep tabs on, so how might they go about that? Well, Roberto...

Ahead of Liverpool v Manchester United, Analysing Anfield is here to preview the meeting of the top two in the Premier League. With Jurgen Klopp’s Reds having exceeded their xG metrics over the past few seasons, Josh Williams and David Hughes look at how Manchester United replicating that trick has seen them top the table. Bruno Fernandes’ impact for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side is also analysed al...

Liverpool supporters have been treated to some superb football over the last few seasons - but the recent run of form they have been in is a worry. Joining regular host Neil Fitzmaurice on Poetry in Motion are Paul Gorst and Joe Rimmer, as they discuss Jurgen Klopp's side's lack of goals, and look ahead to the perfect fixture for them to up their match for: Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday....

Liverpool made round four of the FA Cup, beating a depleted Aston Villa, and two players stood out in Thiago Alcantara and Xherdan Shaqiri. Joining host Matt Addison are Ian Doyle and Theo Squires as they discuss Thiago and Shaqiri, plus the transfer window, how Liverpool are gaining rhythm ahead of Manchester United, and the future of Sepp van den Berg, who is set to depart on loan with several c...

Virgil van Dijk, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho... Liverpool have made a number of memorable signings during the January transfer window. Join Guy Clarke and Ian Doyle as they look through some of the Reds' biggest successes in the January transfer window, also including the likes of Javier Mascherano, Daniel Agger and Daniel Sturridge. Plus the likes of Robbie Fowler, making his return to Anfield...

Join Guy Clarke and Sam Carroll for a special podcast ahead of non-league Marine’s huge FA Cup tie at home to Tottenham Hotspur. Celebrating the Mariners’ historic run to the third round, as well as previewing the big match itself, which will be shown live on BBC One on Sunday (5pm kick-off), Guy and Sam speak to the club’s manager Neil Young, who has been balancing his job at Merseyrail with mast...

Welcome to Post-Game podcast to react to Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa’s kids in Friday's FA Cup third-round tie. Two goals from Sadio Mane and one each for Gini Wijnaldum and Mohamed Salah ensured the Reds returned to winning ways and booked their place in Monday’s draw for the fourth and the fifth rounds. But as you will hear over the course of this podcast, they did not have it all their...

Join Matt Addison and Dan Kay and host Guy Clarke as the Blood Red podcast previews Liverpool’s FA Cup clash at Villa Park and react to the news that, ahead of the third-round tie, a ‘significant number’ of Aston Villa first-team players have been diagnosed with coronavirus. Enjoy. FURTHER READING:http://liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-aston-villa-breaking-facup-19584897...