Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

One year on from Liverpool's greatest night at Anfield, Guy Clarke documents the historic 4-0 win over Barcelona en-route to the Reds winning their sixth European Cup. From the stands to the press box, and 'Voice of Anfield' to the dressing room, we bring you every angle of the famous victory over Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Co. Former Liverpool forward John Aldridge shares his vantage point fro...

There are increasing hopes that the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ will be given the green light by the government and so giving Liverpool the chance to win the title. But how will Liverpool and their top-flight rivals cope after going the best part of three months without football? And which team are the best suited to playing nine league games in the space of a matter of weeks? Josh Williams...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss a transfer move for Timo Werner from two of the Reds’ biggest rivals; Jurgen Klopp’s comments on reports linking Liverpool with Kylian Mbappe and Jadon Sancho; the 17-year-old Belgian wonderkid reportedly wanted by both the Reds and Manchester C...

In the latest instalment of our special series of transfer podcasts from across the continent, Matt Addison speaks to Italian football expert Chloe Beresford. Fiorentina's Federico Chiesa is the first player on the agenda. Could he follow in Mohamed Salah's footsteps to Anfield? Lazio's Joaquin Correa also gets a look-in but should Liverpool look to make a move, and at what price? Talk then turns...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss what Liverpool have reportedly told Timo Werner’s camp; a move by Manchester City to keep star man Kevin de Bruyne; Jurgen Klopp on how his Reds players are coping with lockdown; the latest from Germany, including an error of judgement from a for...

With Loris Karius revealing he's cancelled his Besiktas contract, Gary Neville planning to taunt Liverpool supporters, and European anniversaries all-around, catch the latest Blood Red podcast. Guy Clarke is joined by Ian Doyle, Matt Addison and Dan Kay to get stuck into the big Reds' talking points from Karius' future to the Premier League's 'Project Restart', which would see Liverpool unable to...

Luis Garcia: Liverpool folklore. His impact on the Reds' run to Istanbul was already clear to see with goals against Bayer Leverkusen and of course his starring role in the quarter-final against Juventus. Yet, on 3rd May 2005 he would imprint his name into Liverpool legend forever more with the only goal in the semi-final second leg against Chelsea. Join Guy Clarke and Dan Kay as they look back on...

Paul Wheelock is joined by Ollie Connolly of the Liverpool.com website to tell the tale of Robert Kraft, the man who almost bought Liverpool twice, and his Boston rivals FSG, who did become the owners of a club they have taken back to the top of world football. Ollie talks about the differences between Kraft, the owner of the hugely successful New England Patriots NFL team, and FSG, who have creat...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss plans to play the remaining 92 Premier League matches behind closed doors at ‘up to 10’ neutral venues; news that three people at top-flight German club Cologne have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the Bundelsiga’s return; a declaration...

Today’s Premier League meeting has been and gone, no concrete decisions have been made, but all 20 clubs have reconfirmed their desire to play out the remainder of the season. Join Guy Clarke, Matt Addison and Dan Kay as they look through the Premier League’s statement and look to the continent to see what approach other leagues are taking, as well as discussing player welfare, before concluding o...

We have a Blood Red podcast with a difference for you as Sean Bradbury is joined by the Liverpool ECHO’s political editor Liam Thorp to explore the concerns that have grown on Merseyside following the Champions League match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield on March 11. Despite growing fears around coronavirus in England, the match was allowed to be played in front of 52,000 support...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to a Liverpool ECHO exclusive with Jamie Carragher; Timo Werner’s latest ‘come and get me plea’; a Kylian Mbappe tweet that has got Reds fans talking; and a blow and a boost for the Premier League’s hopes of returning to action, from France and Switzerland...

From Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, Liverpool have been lauded for plenty of their transfer business. But under the management of Jurgen Klopp, the Reds have in fact missed out on a number of ‘reported’ targets they were chasing before turning attentions elsewhere. Alex Teixeira, Julian Brandt, Ben Chilwell, Mario Gotze, Piotr Zielinski, Mahmoud Dahoud, Jor...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Dan Kay joins Paul Wheelock to discuss proposed changes to the way clubs could qualify for the Champions League; a reported Premier League rebellion over ‘Project Restart’, and more on the future of Timo Werner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since the turn of the Millennium, Liverpool have gone close to delivering an elusive 19th league title on a number of occasions. Whilst 2019, 2014 and 2009 all stick in the memory, back in 2002 the Reds were embroiled in a three-horse race until the final weeks of the season. To look back on that, his time under Gerard Houllier at Anfield, the Treble in 2001 and his perhaps forgotten strike partne...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss a report suggesting the Reds have opened talks with Lille striker Victor Osimhen; a potential Kai Havertz problem for Philippe Coutinho; the latest from the government on the return of the Premier League, and a trip down Memory Lane to the day Li...

The Blood Red podcast reacts to news Liverpool have confirmed redevelopment of the Anfield Road Stand has been pushed back by 12 months, with the stand now set for completion by the 2023/24 season. Guy Clarke is joined by Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Theo Squires to react to the news, as well as discussing news the Premier League are to set out a timetable for completion of the season with games due...

Our Road to Istanbul podcast returns, and this episode takes Guy Clarke and Dan Kay to Stamford Bridge for the all-English semi-final that saw Liverpool take on Chelsea on their way to the 2005 Champions League final, 15 years ago. Jose Mourinho's Premier League leaders were favourites for the first leg after beating Liverpool on three previous occasions in the unforgettable 2004-05 season, includ...

In the latest instalment of our special series of transfer podcasts, in which we get the lowdown on players linked to Liverpool, Matt Addison picks up the phone to speak to French football expert Tom Williams. On the agenda are Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, Lyon attacker Hassan Aouar and RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, who are all reportedly on the radar of Jurgen Klopp's European champ...

With this weekend marking the 2020 NFL Draft, four writers from the Liverpool.com website have decided to have a bit of fun and bring you their inaugural Liverpool FC Draft. Kristian Walsh, Dan Morgan, Joel Rabinowitz and Ollie Connolly each pick their ultimate Liverpool Premier League-era sides and with the likes of Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and S...

After giving his first senior interview, with assistant manager Pep Lijnders, we focus in on how bright Harvey Elliott’s future could be. With the 17-year-old getting opportunities in domestic cups, as well as one Premier League game to his name, there is plenty of hype around the former Fulham starlet. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Caoimhe O’Neill and Theo Squires as they also discuss UEFA’s latest...

32 years to the day since Liverpool sealed the First Division title, Ray Houghton joins Blood Red to discuss being part of that incredible 1987-88 team. Having arrived from Oxford United in the September of that season, Houghton would go on to form a key part of Kenny Dalglish's side as they claimed the club's 17th league title with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on April 23, 1988. Ho...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss two stories, concerning Jurgen Klopp’s wife Ulla Sandrock, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, that will put a smile on your face and make you proud to be a Liverpool fan. There’s also an update from the government on how Premier League football can retu...

To round off a special series of podcasts, Analysing Anfield is here to consider who could replicate Jurgen Klopp’s work at Anfield. Josh Williams and David Hughes have set out their criteria to see what has made Klopp so successful at Liverpool and which other managers could re-create that. RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, who as interested Real Madrid in the past is the frontrunner, whilst Boruss...

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss the latest from UEFA, now a key ‘ally’ for the Reds in their hopes of getting their hands on the Premier League title, and major, but contrasting, developments from Holland and Italy. Also on the agenda is a big hint about Xherdan Shaqiri’s futu...