Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Every week feels big for table-topping Liverpool at the moment, but this week, perhaps more than any other in this unforgettable season, could be the biggest yet. However, that has less to do with the visit of already-relegated Huddersfield Town to Anfield, and more about second-placed Manchester City’s game in hand at – of all places – Manchester United. Little wonder, then, that the latest episode of the brilliant Allez Les Rouges podcast shines the spotlight on the crucial Old Trafford encounter. But only after host Peter Hooton and regular guests Kieth Culvin, Ste Monaghan and John Nicolson look back on Liverpool’s wins at home and abroad since their last podcast, and what impressed them the most. The quartet also debate the double-standards over Mohamed Salah before you hear Peter’s interview with journalist and Manchester United supporter Andy Mitten. Andy, who has been the editor of the United We Stand fanzine since 1989, talks Wednesday’s massive derby match, what it will mean if United help hand Liverpool the title, and the rivalry and similarities between the two most successful clubs in English football. Andy, who spends a lot of his time in Barcelona, also explains why fans of the Spanish champions are fearful of Liverpool, as well as giving an interesting story about Jurgen Klopp. Peter, Kieth, Ste and John then discuss what’s just been said, give their own take on United v City, including why Everton could have gone and done their Merseyside neighbours a favour, before previewing Huddersfield and Barcelona. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s Bank Holiday Monday, the sun is shining, and Liverpool are top of the league – and it’s against that backdrop that the latest Blood Red podcast is recorded, hosted by Ian Doyle and featuring Dan Kay, Sean Bradbury and Caoimhe O’Neill. Dan was in the away end at Cardiff to watch the relentless Reds move back above Manchester City at the summit and make it nine wins on the spin in all competitions. But despite that ridiculously impressive form, the destiny of the Premier League title remains out of Liverpool’s hands. The panel are in no doubt this should still go down as a season to remember, no matter what happens in the next few weeks, and that this team is only going to get stronger. But there is no escaping the feeling that this week, in particular, could see the destiny shift from City to the Reds. The panel explain why before talk turns to two players who have and are becoming key to Liverpool’s challenge for honours at home and abroad. There’s also debate – or no debate, to be more precise – about the penalty that sealed the win at Cardiff, and the joy/angst of listening to the Reds on the radio, before for the first time we preview a match that does not involve Liverpool. You know the one. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A penny for what Manchester City must be thinking. After going back top with a hard-fought victory over the team that knocked them out of the Champions League in the most dramatic of fashions, they find themselves back in second and with the pressure firmly back on after Liverpool did what they have done for the past nine games in all competitions - and that's win. It really is relentless stuff, and to react to the 2-0 victory at relegation-threatened Cardiff City, we have the definitive verdict from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, every word from a clearly angry Jurgen Klopp in his press conference after the match, and the thoughts of five very happy Reds fans, and Post-Game regulars, Ross Strachan, Simon Donnelly, Owen Thomas, Matt Addison and Sam Planche. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'What a time to be alive. What a time to be a Red' - and with those words Neil Fitzmaurice sets the tone for what it is an absolutely belting Poetry in Motion podcast also featuring Joe Rimmer and the Liverpool ECHO's Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce. Yes, at a time when Jurgen Klopp's squad has never been stronger, Fitzy has brought out the big guns, and the trio certainly deliver in what is a must-listen podcast ahead of Sunday's trip to Cardiff City. But before the trio get to that game, there's a lot to look back on after what has been a special week in a special season. There's the win over Chelsea, what James describes as the biggest of the season so far, the 'awe and wonder', to quote Fitzy, of Mohamed Salah's goal, and the Southampton victory that Joe believes kick-started a run that marked the Reds out as potential champions-in-waiting. And, with Klopp's side in the hunt for a historic double, there's also Champions League talk, including the win over Porto and the prospect of facing Barcelona and Lionel Messi in the semi-finals. No-one is fazed. Any why would they be? Not when they've got a manager as good as Klopp at the wheel. Fittingly, then, a large part of the podcast is dedicated to the remarkable job the German has done at Anfield, his record in the transfer market, and his man-management, which James perfectly illustrates with a fascinating insight into Klopp's one-to-one chat with revitalised captain Jordan Henderson. There's a lovely diversion about what Alisson Becker may (or may not) have said about Liverpool's new kit, the emergence of Joel Matip as Virgil van Dijk's partner, and just what is going through Manchester City's mind after what happened in midweek. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the media at Melwood to preview Sunday’s trip to Cardiff City and talk much more else besides. Klopp’s double-chasing side will lift at least one of the two trophies they are chasing if they win their final seven games of the season, and the Liverpool manager is asked what it’s like to be in that position, how he keeps his players relaxed, and how they train at such an intense stage of the campaign. Klopp is also questioned about the damage done to Manchester City following their dramatic Champions League exit as well as providing a fitness update on Joe Gomez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Dejan Lovren. The Reds boss also has praise for Tottenham Hotspur – City’s conquerors in midweek – and for Mohamed Salah after his selection by Time magazine as one of the most 100 influential people in the world. And of course there was a little bit about the game, too, and the biggest danger relegation-battling Cardiff pose. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the morning after the night before and a 'tired' Ian Doyle and a 'sprightly' James Pearce (he may be lying) are joined once again by David Lynch, the Evening Standard's Liverpool FC correspondent, for a special Blood Red podcast recorded at Porto airport (gate announcements, saxophone playing and all). The talk, of course, is dominated by the Reds' 4-1 win over the Portuguese champions in their own backyard, which sealed a 6-1 aggregate success and set-up a semi-final showdown with Barcelona. James believes the victory showed just how ruthless Jurgen Klopp's side have become while David praises their ability to remain calm in the tough moments. Also on the agenda is Klopp's substitutes and the strength of his squad as well as the change in Mohamed Salah since he broke his duck. And while there'll be plenty on this in the next fortnight, the trio also focus on Barcelona, which includes a crazy stat from Ian, a nice anecdote from James about his only previous visit to the Nou Camp, and why the Spanish giants' style could suit Liverpool down to the ground. And before Ian races off to catch his plane, there's also a discussion about what Manchester City's exit at the hands of Tottenham could mean for the Premier League title race. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to a 4-1 win for Liverpool over Porto that sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the second season running and set up a truly mouthwatering last-four clash with Barcelona. But as good as Messi, Suarez, Coutinho and Co are, they will not relish facing a double-chasing Liverpool side whose rivals for the Premier League title, Manchester City, saw their quadruple dreams ended by Tottenham, who will face darkhorses Ajax in the other semi-final. But whereas it was a dramatic night at the Etihad, the Reds cruised through 6-1 on aggregate in Portugal, meaning Jurgen Klopp, remarkably, is still yet to lose a European tie since taking over at Anfield. James Pearce has been with Liverpool every step of the way of Klopp’s reign, and our man kicks off this podcast with his verdict on yet another night to remember. Klopp’s after-match press conference follows, before we hear what Reds fans made of it. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Doyle and James Pearce have overcome (possibly) a late night and (definitely) the cleanliness hotel in the world to record a special Blood Red podcast from Porto. They are joined by Simon Hughes, author and journalist, and by David Lynch, who is the Liverpool correspondent for the Evening Standard. And after Simon explains the bad blood that still exists between him and James, the quartet get down to the business of previewing tonight's Champions League quarter-final second-leg at Estadio do Dragao. Topics include how both teams will approach the tie, why the Portuguese champions' perceived happiness at the end of the first leg could be misplaced, as well those pre-match comments made by the Porto manager about the Reds being the best team in the world. And, despite the never-ending hoovering in the background, the panel also discuss whether there will be any fallout from Mohamed Salah's tackle at Anfield, why confidence abounds in the Liverpool fan base, and why Jurgen Klopp may go back to what he knows this evening. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 2-0 victory over Chelsea, a dominant position in the Champions League quarter-final and Cardiff City to come - life hasn't been much more hectic at Liverpool. To make sense of it all, Kristian Walsh and Josh Williams sit down for Episode 8 of Analysing Anfield, assessing the tactics and statistics behind the latest step in this historic season. Once more, the midfield balance is addressed, with a debate over whether Jordan Henderson or Gini Wijnaldum should occupy the third slot. Wijnaldum is reliable, but Henderson could be the key to unlocking Mohamed Salah once more. There is also a lot of love for the maturity of this Liverpool side - and it is something they will need more of in Portugal as an unlikely Porto comeback is assessed. The boys also talk Cardiff, as well as an impromptu episode of Exploring the Etihad, looking into just how Man City can slip up between now and the end of the season. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jurgen Klopp was in front of the media at the Estadio do Dragao.last night to preview Wednesday's huge Champions League quarter-final second leg against Porto. The manager of the Portuguese champions showered Liverpool with praise in his press conference and Klopp's starts his with a response to Sergio Conceicao's pre-match claim. The Reds boss is also asked about inter-squad rivalry and, bizarrely, who is favourite Brazilian player is (we think). Klopp goes on to answer two cracking questions from our own James Pearce, including some really positive news about Joe Gomez. But another journalist risks the German's wrath by asking which competition - the Premier League or the Champions League - he would like to win the most. Luckily, Klopp's mood was lifted by a question from The Anfield Wrap. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices