The Anfield Wrap

The songs are all bangers this week. All killer. No filler. Except the wham. Which gets talked up. As does aborted stargazing, Chinese Supermarkets, The Doomsday Clock (now out of date). Neil Atkinson hosts with John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan all do the business. Tracklisting: Loyle Carner - The Isle Of Arran Wiley feat Ghetts - Bang Kelly Lee Owens - Anxi (feat. Jenny Hval) Maggie Rogers - On + Off Vitalic - Waiting For The Stars Skytone - Lonely Holiday Arcade Fire featuring Mavis Staples - I Give You Power Ronika - Principle Perry Brown - Stable Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GARETH Roberts, John Gibbons, ESPN’s Liverpool FC reporter Glenn Price and Rob Gutmann have an unscripted chat about the Reds’ number 15. Was the striker’s performance against Southampton in the League Cup semi final another signal that his time at Anfield could be coming to an end or should we be more patient with the goalscorer? Has Sturridge’s game changed or is he too conscious of trying to impress Jürgen Klopp? And with Sturridge now 27, and among Liverpool’s top earners, can either party afford for him to be a squad player? Cup of Tea is just one of our subscription shows under the TAW Player podcast package. For £5 per month you will have access to 30 new Liverpool FC shows per month. For more information go to: www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can be said about Liverpool's defeat to Swansea? It's as much therapy session as podcast with Rob Gutmann, Paul Cope and Chris Maguire. Three men in search of meaning, in search of encouragement, in search of finding a way to put a smile on host Neil Atkinson's face. It is another which isn't safe for work. It may not be safe if you are operating heavy machinery. It isn't safe for anyone but we have to start somewhere. There is a look ahead to Southampton also included. It's The Anfield Wrap. It's meant to hurt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Anfield Wrap on Radio Citytalk this week has a fabulous discussion around young players with Mike Girling and Rob Gutmann, gets into the manager's options for the next four games and has a look ahead to Swansea. It was also has Guto Llewelyn letting us in on how Swansea's season has been going. In a word: badly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No Adam Melia again. He's Swanning off around the globe. Gets slaughtered in his absence obviously. He and you would be disappointed otherwise. So there are nine tunes and nine helpings of wham. What tunes. What wham. It shows no sign of abating. Atkinson, Gibbons, Heneghan. The Stock, Aitken and Waterman of wham. Come aboard. Tracklisting: Uniiqu3 - Tic Tac (feat. Lambo) Julia Michaels - Issues Bonobo - No Reason (feat. Nick Murphy) Dan Croll - Away From Today Yelle - Ici & Maintenant (Here & Now) Floorplan - Tell You No Lie Diplo - Waist Time Ellie Herring - Wheels On Lydia Ainsworth - The Road Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Travelling to Old Trafford and missing half their first choice back four to face a Manchester United enjoying a run of NINE consecutive wins and in the best form since the Champagne Socialist shuffled upstairs.....and yet, and yet, a draw still felt like a defeat. Joining Neil Atkinson to talk through the most intense clash between the sides in recent memory was Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons and Ben Johnson for an hour that begins with sober reflection and ends in outright defiance and the best rallying call this side of 2017. You can sign up to TAW Player below - https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/subscription/signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone in the same room - YES! The Rider are all together and happy to be all together. We have talk of Golden Globes and negative feedback. We have ten great songs. We have Adam about to leave again to go to Australia. We have all the fun of the fair. It is The Rider at its best. Please pass along. Tracklisting: Oddisee - Things Ribongia - We Run Tings Dirty Projectors - Keep Your Name His Clancyness - Dreams Building Dreams Ten Fe - Twist Your Arm Bantam Lions - Checkout Your Mind Georgia - Feel It Blood Orange - Augustine Midnight Magic - I Gotta Feeling SOHN - Hard Liqour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Neil Atkinson, Paul Senior and Paul Cope talk through Southampton and look ahead to Manchester United. Steve Armstrong joins the conversation. United back themselves but so should the Reds. Should be a great game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Gibbons hosts a special show looking at Liverpool and Manchester United's rivalry down the years. With Mike Nevin, Steve Armstrong and Rob Gutmann the discussion is as well-informed, open and honest as you'd expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rider this week has no Stephanie Heneghan. She has lost her voice. But Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Adam Melia certainly haven't. They are full throatedly behind 9 excellent songs. John has got stuck into BBC Introducing; a yearly tradition for The Rider. Adam has Gig Of The Me. More journeys to come. Neil has Run The Jewels. Who needs any more? Enjoy! Tracklisting The XX - Say Something Loving The Bay Rays - Satisfaction Callum Easter - Feelings Gone Rachel By The Stream - Reasons To Live Daddy Long Legs - Intergalactic Lover Nadia Rose - Skwod Run The Jewels - A Report To The Shareholders ABRA - Bounty Love Sport - Meat Moon’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices