Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star Xabi Alonso is doing a superb job in charge of third-tier Spanish side Real Sociedad B. The 39-year-old worked under Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Rafa Benitez and more during his playing career, and is now proving to be a top coach in his own right, with bits of each of them evident, at the club where he started his career. Matt Addison speaks...

After Liverpool destroyed Crystal Palace over the weekend, there was more good news this morning as Virgil van Dijk was seen back training with a ball as his rehab continues. Matt Addison is joined by Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst and Theo Squires to discuss the Dutchman and the 7-0 win at Selhurst Park, as well as what the imminent return of Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri and James Milner, who could a...

Kristian Walsh is joined by Paul Gorst and Matt Addison to announce the winner of the inaugural Fans’ Footballer of the Year... Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah. Football journalists from across Reach PLC – the company behind Blood Red and the Liverpool ECHO – recently picked their top Premier League players of 2020. And after counting the votes, the shortlist was whittled down to seven players –...

Liverpool capped off an excellent few days with an emphatic 7-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday, with Mohamed Salah coming off the bench to score twice and provide an assist for Roberto Firmino's second. Earlier in the day, though, there were quotes that emerged from Spanish outlet AS, who spoke exclusively with Salah earlier this week. In that interview, the Reds superstar sp...

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to Crystal Palace 0 Liverpool 7 (SEVEN). The victory was the biggest the Reds have ever recorded in the Premier League; It moved them six points clear of Tottenham Hotspur, who are now actually third after Everton beat Arsenal in the early evening game, and it showed, without a shadow of a doubt, why Jurgen Klopp's men are once again the team to beat this...

Listen to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's pre-Crystal Palace press conference in full. Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcThe Liverpool Echo sends a t...

Liverpool went top of the Premier League with a win over Tottenham Hotspur in midweek, and face Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace next. Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Friday morning that Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri and James Milner were all edging closer to a return to action after injury, though none will feature against Palace on Saturday lunchtime. Join Matt Addison, David Lynch and Theo Squires as...

What a way to start your Friday as Neil Fitzmaurice is joined by Joe Rimmer and Matt Addison for the latest edition of his superb Poetry in Motion podcast. After a heartfelt tribute to Gerard Houllier, the much-loved Reds manager who passed away aged 73 this week, the trio get stuck into the draw with Fulham and the win over Tottenham Hotspur that took Jurgen Klopp’s champions back to the top of t...

It’s the final Liverpool.com podcast of the year as Ollie Connolly and Mark Wakefield join Dan Morgan to talk the win over Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur, the brilliance of Curtis Jones, the games to come, and why Jurgen Klopp should buy a centre-midfielder, and not a centre-back, in the January transfer window. Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/B...

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast on the Blood Red channel - and what a show we have for you as we react to Liverpool 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1. It was a victory that sent Liverpool above Jose Mourinho’s Spurs to the top of the Premier League table - and it was one that was rapturously received by the 2,000 supporters who were lucky enough to be at Anfield, and by the millions of Reds fans around the w...

Ahead of tonight’s huge match, Matt Addison speaks to Football. London's Tottenham Hotspur reporter Alasdair Gold to get the lowdown on the visitors to Anfield and the team Jose Mourinho has taken to the top of the table. In Harry Kane, Spurs have a player looking more like Roberto Firmino every week that goes by, while Heung-min Son is benefiting greatly from his captain’s transition to a creator...

Welcome to the Press Conference on the Blood Red channel, where usually we hear just from Jurgen Klopp ahead of Liverpool’s next match. But seeing as their next match is such a big one, we will also be hearing from the manager of the Tottenham Hotspur team that will arrive at Anfield tomorrow night for a top-of-the-table battle... and that manager, of course, being Jose Mourinho. Jurgen praised Jo...

After the Champions League draw was made, pairing Liverpool with RB Leipzig, Josh Williams and David Hughes look at that enticing encounter and preview the visit of Tottenham Hotspur to Anfield. Julian Nagelsmann's Leipzig side will provide a stern test for Jurgen Klopp's men to navigate, but with that tie still a number of weeks away, there is plenty of time for things to change - particularly on...

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier, who won an historic treble with the Reds in 2001, has died at the age of 73. The Blood Red podcast reflects on the man who, as well as winning six trophies in his own right at Anfield, provided the platform for later success, bringing through Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher and modernising Liverpool FC in almost every aspect. Houllier also managed the l...

Mohamed Salah's 13th goal of the season, coming from the penalty spot, secured Liverpool a point at Fulham after falling behind. Bobby Decordova-Reid opened the scoring midway through the first half, after VAR had also looked at an incident involving Liverpool defender Fabinho. Join Guy Clarke for full reaction to the draw at Craven Cottage as we hear from Jurgen Klopp's press conference, the ECHO...

For Liverpool on the pitch, 2020 has been brilliant, as the club ended their elusive wait for a Premier League title. Yet on Merseyside, like many regions across the country, the support and use of foodbanks has continued to rise; accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. So, in the build-up to Christmas, the Reach Sport network are shining a light on those in the community doing their bit to help. Fr...

Join Guy Clarke and Dan Kay for the latest instalment of Houllier's Treble Winners on the Blood Red channel as we continue our look back on the 2000/01 Treble-winning season 20 years on. In this episode we head back to December 2000 as the Reds faced a Worthington Cup quarter-final with Fulham, which required extra-time, as well as a UEFA Cup second-leg tie with Olympiakos at Anfield. Those both p...

Ahead of Liverpool’s trip to Fulham on Sunday, the Blood Red podcast is here to preview the game. With the Premier League table taking shape, the panel look ahead to a busy run of December fixtures for the main title contenders: Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Manchester City. Plus there’s the latest team news with Alisson Becker and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain pushing for returns while Diog...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Alisson Becker is likely to return for the Reds away at Fulham, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also pushing to be in contention following a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Speaking to the media ahead of Sunday's visit to Fulham, Klopp also spoke about VAR, gave praise to the job Scott Parker has done at Fulham and Gini Wijnaldum's professionalism amid...

It's the end of the year (almost), and so on this week on Liverpool.com's podcast, Dan Morgan is joined by Kristian Walsh and Joel Rabinowitz to discuss the inaugural Fans' Footballer of the Year shortlist, as well as Liverpool's own four candidates within the list. The panel also talk about their predictions for 2021 - including the impact they believe Curtis Jones can have at Anfield - and have...

Liverpool completed their Champions League group stage with a 1-1 draw at FC Midtjylland on a night new records were set and VAR once again threatened to steal the show. Mohamed Salah surpassed Steven Gerrard's European goalscoring exploits and netted the Reds' quickest-ever Champions League goal scoring after just 55 seconds. Join Guy Clarke for reaction to the result out in Denmark as we hear fr...

Peter Hooton is back with his Allez Les Rouges podcast and this week he’s joined by first-team regular St Monaghan, John Nicolson and Kieth Culvin. Kieth was one of the lucky 2,000 Liverpool fans who got a ticket in the ballot for Sunday’s 4-0 win over Wolves. He describes what it was like to be at the first match back at Anfield with supporters before talk turns to two of Liverpool’s most impress...

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and young goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher spoke to the media earlier today ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League clash at FC Midtjylland - and you can listen to what exactly they had to say here. Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCJoin our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/g...

After Wolves were comfortably beaten by Liverpool on Sunday night, the Analysing Anfield podcast is back to review that game and preview the trip to Fulham next weekend. Josh Williams and David Hughes also talk Gini Wijnaldum's contract situation, and why a new deal for the Dutch midfielder is not necessarily the right thing to do for the Reds long-term. They also reflect on Roberto Firmino's uptu...

Following on from Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Wolves, as fans returned to Anfield for the first time since March, the Blood Red podcast is here to react. Join Guy Clarke, Paul Gorst, Matt Addison and Dan Kay as they look back on the resounding victory over Nuno Espirito Santo's side, which was watched by 2,000 supporters, and much more. With Gini Wijnaldum playing a key role for the Reds, he comes in...