Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Liverpool have announced plans to extend the Anfield Road stand to 16,000 seats as the Reds look to take the overall capacity at Anfield to 61,000. Join Guy Clarke as he speaks with the ECHO's chief LFC writer Ian Doyle to get the lowdown on the plans and how it will help the Reds to continue to compete on the pitch. From the impact to the local community, FSG's commitment to investing in infrastr...

Liverpool still have work to do in the Champions League after being held by Napoli at Anfield as Allez Les Rouges are here to react. Neil Fitzmaurice is joined by Caoimhe O’Neill and Connor Dunn to look back over the 1-1 draw at Anfield. From the developing trend of falling behind to the impact Kalidou Koulibaly - plus how he could fit in alongside Virgil van Dijk in the Liverpool defence! Fabinho...

Champions League qualification to the knockout stage isn't secure, just yet. Liverpool coming from behind tonight at Anfield to draw 1-1 with Napoli as Dejan Lovren cancelled out Dries Mertens' opener for Carlo Ancelotti's side. One major issue for the Reds tonight though is the fitness of Brazilian midfielder Fabinho who hobbled off inside the opening 20 minutes. Join Guy Clarke for all the react...

Analysing Anfield is back, albeit a day earlier than usual, as Josh Williams and David Alexander Hughes look back on Saturday's 2-1 win at Crystal Palace and this week's double-header with Napoli and Brighton at Anfield. The late victory over Palace continued Liverpool's remarkable start to the Premier League season, but this being the podcast it is, our football scouting experts delve deep into t...

Jurgen Klopp and Andy Robertson were in front of the media on Tuesday afternoon to speak ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Napoli at Anfield. Listen to exactly what they had to say here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in the autumn of 2004 Liverpool were in a sticky position, sitting eighth in the Premier League and in a fight to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League. Ahead of matchday five, away in Monaco, both Milan Baros and Djibril Cisse were out through injury and the injury list was only set to get longer. Luis Garcia lasted just four minutes before being replaced with substitute Jos...

Liverpool continue to set the pace in the Premier League, or is it LiVARpool? We're only messing. Join Joe Rimmer, Paul Gorst and Theo Squires as they look back on Saturday's 2-1 over Crystal Palace, discussing VAR along the way of course. Also on the agenda for the guys is Wednesday night's Champions League tie with Napoli with a brief look at what's going on in Naples and a discussion around Car...

Ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup getting underway in December, Ian Doyle has been out to Doha in Qatar on a fact-finding mission to find out all about the venue, what Jurgen Klopp and the side should expect to see, and what the travelling Reds should fans expect over there. Ian checks in with former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer before speaking to the head of the Qatar Club World Cup organisi...

How's the heart? Let's face it, this Liverpool side put you through the wringer. But much more often than not, they come out on top. They find a way to win. They live up to the Jurgen Klopp moniker of mentality giants. Saturday afternoon at Crystal Palace underlined that. The Reds weren't at their best and when Wilfried Zaha cancelled out Sadio Mane's opener it looked like they would drop points f...

Liverpool, eight points clear at the top of the Premier League, return to action this afternoon as a trip to Crystal Palace awaits. Former Reds’ boss Roy Hodgson no less lays in wait for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Having won on each of the last four visits to Selhurst Park, under the stewardship of Klopp, since going down 3-1 in May 2015 under Brendan Rodgers a year on from the infamous 3-3 draw in 2014...

We've got some football to talk about! The international break is officially over as Liverpool gear up for their return to Premier League action away at Crystal Palace. Join Joe Rimmer, Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst and Theo Squires as they preview the trip to Selhurst Park. Reacting to Jurgen Klopp's press conference they discuss the options the manager has if Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson have to mis...

Jurgen Klopp has been holding his regular pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow's return to Premier League action against Crystal Palace. Ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park, there is plenty on the agenda from Joe Gomez's treatment by England supporters at Wembley to the threats Crystal Palace will pose. As well as that, Klopp gives his thoughts on Mauricio Pochettino's sacking at Tottenham...

The international break is almost over. Prior to the action getting back underway down at Selhurst Park, Josh Williams and David Hughes are here with your weekly tactical and analytical dose of Liverpool chat. They preview the game away to Crystal Palace and what the Reds' can expect to face, what the stats are saying about Wilfried Zaha and his downturn in form plus how Jurgen Klopp's side can ge...

It's a special edition of the superb Allez Les Rouges podcast, recorded in Dublin, before host Peter Hooton and regular guest Simon Hughes speak at a show about the latter's excellent new book, There She Goes: Liverpool, A City on its Own: The Long Decade: 1979-1993. The duo are joined by Dublin-based Reds supporter Ed Fitzsimmons, and they start by talking about the links between Liverpool and Du...

Darcy Williams speaks to Bournemouth Echo sports reporter Tom Crocker about how young Liverpool winger Harry Wilson is getting on during his loan spell at AFC Bournemouth. Are the 22-year-old's performances as good as the goals he's scoring for the Cherries? Does Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe want to keep Wilson? And is the Wales international good enough for Liverpool's starting line-up? All those...

Following on from our Blood Red End of Decade special, the Agenda is here with a similar feel. Join Sean Bradbury and Paul Gorst as they talk through Liverpool's Signing of the Decade. From the effect the individual has had since 2010, predominantly under the ownership FSG as well as what they symbolise for Liverpool through the decade. In the conversation are Philippe Coutinho, Virgil van Dijk, S...

With it being the final international break of the year, and with the decade drawing to a close, we’ve done something a little different for the latest Blood Red podcast. Connor Dunn, Paul Gorst and Caoimhe O’Neill sit down to hand out their end-of-decade awards, picking out the best Liverpool player, team, goal and moment from 2010-2019. But before all that, Gorsty gives us the latest on the fitn...

During the depth of the international break, we're here with something a bit different on Blood Red: power rankings. Join Kristian Walsh and Dan Morgan for an extended Sunday edition of The Agenda as they talk through the Reds' season so far. After 12 games Jurgen Klopp's men sit eight points clear at the top of the Premier League with a number of members of the squad already playing a key part to...

Liverpool Women take centre stage this afternoon, as Vicky Jepson's side welcome Everton Women to Anfield. To look ahead to the game Guy Clarke previews the match with Kathryn Batte to talk through the key issues heading into the game, the significance of the match taking place at Anfield and how the women's game will be looking to build on the momentum built up through recent seasons. Through the...

With the international break upon us we have chance to cast the net a bit wider and check in with other footballing matters, and this week sees Guy Clarke catch up with former Liverpool youth coach and now Oxford United manager Karl Robinson. There's plenty to talk about from his admiration for the job Jurgen Klopp is doing at Anfield to the development of Ben Woodburn, plus Trent Alexander-Arnold...

After Joe Gomez was booed at Wembley during England's 7-0 win over Montenegro at Wembley, there's plenty to get into. Sean Bradbury is joined by Dan Kay and Chris Beesley to discuss the latest fallout from the incident which began earlier in the week following his altercation with Raheem Sterling. Away from that fiasco, the panel talk about on-pitch matters with another impressive showing from Ale...

Still revelling in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Man City? Well this is the pod for you! Join Neil Fitzmaurice, Paul Gorst and Caoimhe O'Neill for the latest Poetry in Motion as they take an extensive and reflective look back on the Reds win over Pep Guardiola's Man City. From the performance itself and showing of the likes of captain Jordan Henderson, the counter-attacking threat shown by Jurgen Klopp...

Analysing Anfield is here to help get you through the international break. With time on their hands, Josh Williams and David Hughes take a reflective look back over Liverpool's 3-1 win over Man City at Anfield. They delve deep into the statistics and analyse all the key data from the game, including praising Pep Guardiola on his bold attacking approach, despite the Reds coming out on top. With 12...

As Liverpool reach the international break both Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah have had injury concerns raised over them. Both were set to play for Scotland and Egypt respectively during the current break but neither are expected to feature for their countries. Salah has been dealing with an ankle knock since Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Leicester City ahead of the previous international break, wher...

Talk about it being quiet during the international break! The first day away on international duty and still Liverpool v Man City dominates after Raheem Sterling's reported bust-up with Joe Gomez in the canteen at St George's Park. Join Dan Austin and Kristian Walsh from Liverpool.com as they talk through the incident, or what is known of it, as well as how Raheem Sterling continues to suffer on h...