Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Neil Fitzmaurice is here with the latest Poetry in Motion, with plenty to get through. Joined by Joe Rimmer and Theo Squires the guys get stuck in from the off as Arsenal visit Anfield on Saturday. First up is the idea Jurgen Klopp’s side are suffering from somewhat of a slow start to the new season, despite winning both Premier League games and the UEFA Super Cup! With no major summer arrivals, there’s still room for transfer talk with Xherdan Shaqiri this week having revealed his discontent at a lack of first team opportunities. Getting onto the weekend’s action, Fitzy poses the question as to what impact VAR could have, with Liverpool’s two Premier League games having passed without incident - while the threats posed by Arsenal’s frontline are also examined. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This Saturday, the Reds are back at home - as Arsenal visit for the tea-time kick-off. Two clubs steeped in history and a match that certainly is. From the title decider in 1989 - to last season’s 5-1 win, it’s a fixture that’s seen it all. This is a brand new offering here on Blood Red: Liverpool Moments Remembered - a special offering that we hope to bring you throughout the course of the season where we’ll be getting all nostalgic, looking back and reminiscing on a historic moment in the Reds’ history. In this edition, we head back almost 15 years to November 2004 - as Neil Mellor scored his first Premiership goal to slay all-conquering Arsenal. Here we talk about that goal, the pressures he felt trying to make a breakthrough into the first team as well as a look ahead to the weekend’s action, the title battle with Man City, VAR - and so much more besides. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It doesn't bear thinking about - life after Jurgen Klopp. But the man who has masterminded Liverpool's return to the summit of European football has cast doubt over whether he will remain at Anfield beyond his current contract, which expires in 2022. The club would like Klopp to stay longer than that but so far - publicly at least - the 52-year-old has been reluctant to commit his future beyond three summers' time. And the Champions League-winning boss this week even admitted, when accepting the coach of the year award from Sport Bild in his native Germany, that he could retire in 'two or three years time'. So little wonder, then, the latest episode of The Agenda is all about the Reds manager. Joe Rimmer and Theo Squires wonder whether Klopp's seven-year itch will continue or whether he can be convinced to build a Alex Ferguson-style dynasty with the Reds. Our boys also discuss the parallels between Klopp's own future and that of his greatest rival, just where he could go next, and just who could replace the great man if he does leave. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The focus of the latest episode of The Agenda is Liverpool's midfield. Jurgen Klopp has rotated his options in the centre of the park for three of the first four games of the season - and looks set to do so again for Saturday's visit of Arsenal to Anfield. So Kristian Walsh and Joel Rabinowitz sat down to deconstruct and analyse the players in the Reds' engine room. They ask whether there is enough creativity in there, whether Adam Lallana has a role to play, and what impact Naby Keita could have once he's fully fit. Enjoy - and don't forget you can now watch and like the LFC videos we are producing on our Blood Red YouTube channel. Click HERE for more. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been a long week for our new chief Liverpool FC writer Ian Doyle, and for Dan Kay, after travelling to Istanbul and then Southampton to watch the Reds add to their trophy haul and maintain their perfect start to the season. But that does not stop the duo from guesting on our first Blood Red podcast of the week, hosted by Sean Bradbury. Top of the agenda is the man who scored three of Liverpool’s four goals against Chelsea and Southampton – Sadio Mane. Just how important has the Senegalese striker become for the Reds? And why shouldn’t he considered for the Ballon D’Or? Ian and Doyle answer those questions before tackling an even tougher one from Sean. Up next is Adrian’s Loris Karius-style howler on the south coast, the greatest Reds goals that never were, and why the slack defending that has blighted the opening three victories somewhat should not be a major cause for concern. And another must-listen podcast rounds off with why Liverpool fans should not laugh at Manchester City’s luck with VAR – or the Bayern Munich-bound Philippe Coutinho’s plight at Barcelona.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

sp9m7yw7You know Alisson Becker will be Liverpool's number one once he's back fit. We definitely know who the front three are. And Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are guaranteed starters in the back four. But, with Jurgen Klopp having so many options to choose from, it's harder to nail down which three players make up the Reds' strongest midfield. But what is clear is that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made a timely reminder of his undoubted talents with his performance in Saturday's hard-fought 2-1 win at his former club Southampton. And it is the fit-again England international who is the focus on our latest instalment of The Agenda, which features the Liverpool ECHO's Connor Dunn and Sean Bradbury. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a week that saw the Reds clock up almost 4-and-a-half thousand miles prior to kick-off, this afternoon’s game always posed a threat to Liverpool’s fast start to the season. Goals from Sadio Mane - on his return to the south coast - before turning provider for Roberto Firmino saw Jurgen Klopp’s men come away with the points. A mistake by Adrian - passed fit for the game - allowed Liverpool old boy Danny Ings to get on the scoresheet leading to a nervy finale. There’s the debrief from Ian Doyle and Connor Dunn at St Mary’s. You’ll hear Jurgen Klopp’s post-match press conference and we bring you instant fan reaction to another three points for the Reds. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh from victory in Istanbul, there’s no time to celebrate for Liverpool as they return to Premier League action at Southampton this afternoon. Join Guy Clarke as we head ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ with broadcaster and matchday presenter at Southampton, Michael Kurn to find out all about the Saints. From their struggles in recent seasons to their revival under Ralph Hasenhuttl ‘the Alpine Klopp’ - as well as them getting back to their best in the transfer window. Plus we talk through the reception the Reds’ returning contingent may get with Adam Lallana, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk all heading back to their old stomping ground. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following a week of highs, Blood Red is here to give a reflective look back on the Reds’ achievements. Having won the Super Cup in Istanbul on Wednesday night, Joe Rimmer is joined by your new LFC correspondent, both home and away, Paul Gorst and Dan Kay fresh from his excursions on a party boat down the Bosporus. Off the back of a busy week there are plenty of topics to get into. From Klopp’s midfield options and Roberto Firmino’s influence to Adrian’s Super Cup showing and his injury concerns. Looking ahead to the weekend the panel discuss who could replace Adrian in goal if he is out through injury before previewing Saturday’s visit to Southampton. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of Liverpool's return to Premier League action this weekend, manager Jurgen Klopp has been speaking in his pre-match press conference prior to the visit to Southampton. Touching on a freak 'injury' goalkeeper Adrian picked up during the Super Cup celebrations in Istanbul, fixture scheduling and what he expects to come from the opposition down at St Mary's. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices