Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Diogo Jota has handed Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp a significant team selection dilemma heading into Sunday’s huge Premier League clash at Manchester City. Jota scored a hat-trick in the Champions League in midweek and there are calls for the Portuguese to start at the Etihad in place of Roberto Firmino. So this week’s Liverpool.com podcast, guest-hosted by Matt Addison and featuring regulars Jo...

On today’s Morning Bulletin podcast, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to talk about a thinly-veiled dig by Jose Mourinho to Liverpool, among others; a big day, for contrasting reasons, for former Reds centre-backs Mamadou Sakho and Martin Skrtel; the latest Schalke defender to being linked to a move to Anfield; and an update on the futures of David Alaba and Erling Haaland, two more players who ha...

Man-of-the-moment Diogo Jota is one of the big talking points of the Analysing Anfield podcast after his superb hat-trick for Liverpool in their 5-0 Champions League win at Atalanta. But before Josh Williams and David Hughes get stuck into that, they start by examining the 2-1 victory over West Ham United in the Premier League at Anfield, which proved to be another game when Liverpool conceded fir...

Liverpool ran out 5-0 winners, with Diogo Jota grabbing his first hat-trick for the club, in a rout against Atalanta. The win makes it three from three in the Champions League for the Reds so far this season with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane also on the scoresheet. Join Guy Clarke as we hear from Jurgen Klopp's press conference out in Bergamo; the ECHO's Liverpool FC correspondent Paul Gorst share...

Liverpool travel to Atalanta this evening to take on one of European football's most offensive sides. Atalanta hit 98 goals in Serie A last season, as well as reaching a Champions League quarter-final only to be knocked out in heartbreaking fashion. A side who have been taken to the heart of many neutrals, against the Premier League champions... join Guy Clarke as he catches up with Joe Donnohue f...

Premier League leaders Liverpool take on Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday night, with much to discuss - including Mohamed Salah's 'dive' - before then. Host Matt Addison is joined by Ian Doyle, Dan Kay and Connor Dunn as the ECHO writers have their say on the spot-kick won and converted by Salah against West Ham United on Saturday night, and the way in which the coverage of that inciden...

Jurgen Klopp has been back in front of the media ahead of Tuesday night's Champions League tie with Atalanta. The manager confirmed both Naby Keita and Joel Matip have returned to full training, whilst Thiago Alcanatara remains a doubt. Klopp also spoke about Diogo Jota's impact since arriving and Anfield and Xherdan Shaqiri's influence in recent games. Following on from Klopp was Trent Alexander-...

Liverpool head to the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to see off West Ham United at Anfield. Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota scored in either half after Pablo Fornals had opened the scoring for David Moyes' side. Nat Phillips was named man of the match on the night he made his Premier League debut for the Reds. Join Guy Clarke as we hear from Jurgen Klopp's press conference, the EC...

As the Reds prepare for the visit of West Ham United, join Peter Hooton and the gang for the latest Allez Les Rouges! From Liverpool's midweek European win and the mounting defensive injury list, there's plenty up for debate. Ste Monaghan and Keith Culvin join Peter, as well as Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman - who is currently at home self-isolating. With Diogo Jota scoring Liverpool's 10...

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is into the next phase of his rehabilitation after undergoing successful surgery on his ACL knee injury. Join Guy Clarke, Paul Gorst and Joe Rimmer as they discuss the Dutchman’s surgery, before looking into Jurgen Klopp’s other injury issues. Fabinho is set to miss Saturday’s clash with West Ham while both Thiago Alcantara and Naby Keita remain sidelined. Plus t...

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Virgil van Dijk’s successful ACL surgery, whilst also admitting Fabinho will miss Saturday’s visit of West Ham. Speaking to the media ahead of Saturday’s return to Premier League action, Klopp spoke on a number of topics regarding van Dijk’s injury and recovery. The manager also had praise for coach Vitor Matos in the ‘exceptional’ progress made by Rhys Williams. He also...

After wins over Sheffield United and FC Midtjylland, the games keep coming for Liverpool with West Ham United and Atalanta up next. Josh Williams and David Hughes look back on the wins over Sheffield United and Midtjylland - including the showing of Rhys Williams in the Champions League. Ahead of the visit of West Ham, the guys look at David Moyes’ side with emphasis on Tomas Soucek, Michail Anton...

On this week's Liverpool.com podcast, Dan Morgan is joined by Ollie Connolly, Mark Wakefield and The Liverpool ECHO's Dan Kay. The guys discuss Liverpool's resilience over the past three games, as well as their Champions League mentality after securing two opening wins. There is also a deep-dive into the start to Liverpool life for Diogo Jota, and the resurgence of Xherdan Shaqiri. In addition, th...

Liverpool made it two wins from two to start their Champions League campaign as Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah's goals saw off FC Midtjylland at Anfield. Fabinho, though, was forced off in the first half with a suspected hamstring injury, taking the gloss off the result. Join Guy Clarke for the Post-Game podcast as we react to the win, with the ECHO's Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst giving his ta...

99 appearances for Liverpool, including captaining the Reds to a 3-0 win over Exeter City in the FA Cup in January 2016, Jose Enrique had plenty of ups but also downs during his five-year stint at Anfield. Having signed up as a global ambassador with corporate wellness company Switch & Co, Enrique talks with the ECHO’s Liverpool FC correspondent Paul Gorst on a variety of topics. From his role aro...

Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday as Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino scored as Sheffield United were beaten 2-1. Check out the Blood Red podcast as we pick the bones out of the win over the Blades, including the return of Alisson Becker and showing of Joe Gomez. The panel also look into whether or not Jurgen Klopp will look to bring in defensive reinforcements dur...

Jurgen Klopp and Alisson Becker have been speaking with the media ahead of Liverpool's first Champions League game at Anfield for the new season. Klopp was up first, discussing a wideranging number of topics from the latest injury update on Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip and Naby Keita, how Liverpool have responded to the Merseyside derby, coping without Virgil van Dijk and the model and style of FC...

Edvard Tagseth left Liverpool last summer to play regular senior football, which is exactly what he has found after a transfer move to Rosenborg. Matt Addison speaks to the Norwegian starlet about life after Liverpool, working with Steven Gerrard, why he initially opted for the Reds over Man City and Everton, and what he thinks of former teammates Curtis Jones and Rhys Williams, who appeared in th...

Diogo Jota's second Liverpool goal in successive home Premier League games helped Jurgen Klopp's side come from behind to beat Sheffield United. Roberto Firmino also opened his Anfield account for the season to cancel out Sander Berge's opener for the Blades after a controversial penalty decision via VAR. Catch Klopp's post-match press conference and the Liverpool ECHO's LFC correspondent Paul Gor...

As Liverpool prepare for the visit of Sheffield United, catch the latest Poetry in Motion podcast with Neil Fitzmaurice. Alongside for the ride are Paul Gorst and Joe Rimmer as the guys look back on the week's events since the Merseyside derby, with the injury for Virgil van Dijk and the fallout since. Following on from the win at Ajax, Fitzy poses the question, could we see a different tactical s...

Join the Blood Red podcast as Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle and Dan Kay discuss Jurgen Klopp’s injury list, which includes Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Thiago and Joel Matip, and Liverpool’s first Premier League match at home in four weeks. Rhian Brewster will be back at Anfield tomorrow night with Sheffield United and our panel also discuss the impact the striker could have on his first return. The match wi...

Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the media today to preview tomorrow’s visit of Sheffield United to the Premier League champions. The Liverpool boss gave an update on Virgil van Dijk, answered questions about the fitness of Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara, and his thoughts on Rhian Brewster's return to Anfield following his summer move to the Blades. Klopp also tells a great story...

On this week's Liverpool.com podcast, Dan Morgan is joined by Mark Wakefield and Blood Red's Matt Addison, as they ponder a Liverpool world without Virgil van Dijk, and what that now looks like. There is also plenty of chat around the Champions League win over Ajax and how Liverpool set-up for that game, as well as what it might mean for the remainder of this season. There is also talk about the r...

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Ajax in their Champions League opener in Amsterdam on Wednesday night. After the anger and frustration at what unfolded in the Merseyside derby on Saturday, the supporters who join us on this show are, understandably, in a much better mood after a job well done by Jurgen Klopp’s injury-hit side. But before we hear from Matt Whit...

Liverpool face Ajax in the Champions League this evening, but what should we expect from Erik Ten Hag and his players? Blood Red's Matt Addison speaks to Football Oranje's Michael Statham to get the lowdown on the Dutch side, including their strengths and weaknesses, how they will approach the game, and how they have changed since reaching the Champions League semi-finals in 2019. Frenkie de Jong,...