Jorginho has named one Liverpool player as the best he’s ever faced during his time in the Premier League. The current Arsenal midfielder came to England in 2018 when he joined Chelsea from Napoli, spending four-and-a-half years at Stamford Bridge before moving across London last January. The Italy international was speaking to The Athletic Football Podcast … Read more
Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz appeared to be in very good spirits as they arrived at Anfield prior to Liverpool’s 4-3 win over Fulham on Sunday. The Merseyside club’s social media team have posted the latest episode of Inside Anfield with behind-the-scenes clips from the L4 venue, and one piece of footage showed the Reds … Read more
Steve Nicol has criticised two Liverpool players who he feels could hold the Reds back in terms of a potential Premier League title challenge. As of Tuesday morning, the Reds are second in the table and only two points behind Arsenal, although Jurgen Klopp’s side just about preserved their 100% Anfield record this season after … Read more
By Leo Rutherford The following is a guest article by the aforementioned author and is not necessarily representative of opinions held by anyone at Empire of the Kop… The Reds conducted a major overhaul in their engine room over the summer transfer window, with five Anfield long-stays preceding the four new arrivals of Alexis Mac … Read more
Gary Neville has named one crucial ‘factor’ which he thinks could potentially keep Liverpool in the Premier League title race for most of the season. A dramatic 4-3 win over Fulham at Anfield on Sunday kept the Reds within two points of leaders Arsenal and one ahead of Manchester City, who drew for a third … Read more
If you want to know how much the 4-3 win over Fulham today meant to Liverpool’s players and coaching staff, one short clip gives you the answer. A manic game at Anfield saw the Reds twice give away a first-half lead before falling behind to the visitors, with Wataru Endo and Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring in … Read more
Wataru Endo and Trent Alexander-Arnold came good for Liverpool when most needed during a madcap final few minutes of a thrilling clash against Fulham at Anfield. Trailing 3-2 with 85 minutes on the clock, the Japanese midfielder drilled home an equaliser from just outside the penalty area shortly after replacing Ryan Gravenberch. Just a couple … Read more
Darwin Nunez’s gesture towards the Liverpool fans in the early second-half exchanges at Anfield got the response he desired. In the 53rd minute, the Uruguayan was played through by Mo Salah after a quick break from the Reds, only to see his powerful shot cannon off the underside of the crossbar and back into play. … Read more
Alexis Mac Allister scored his first Liverpool goal in some style this afternoon, firing to the net with a 30-yard thunderbolt against Fulham. Trent Alexander-Arnold had given the Reds an earlier lead with a sumptuous free kick, but even that was outdone by the Argentine midfielder on 39 minutes. Raul Jimenez paid the price for … Read more
Pep Guardiola didn’t need too long to come up with his answer when asked to name the toughest manager he’s ever faced. Without hesitation, the Manchester City boss replied with his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp, with the two recently sharing the spoils during their Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium. The Spaniard took part … Read more