Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

After a long drive from Southampton, and an even longer weekend, our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce is back on the Blood Red podcast, hosted as ever by Ian Doyle and also featuring Connor Dunn. The trio discuss Jurgen Klopp's pre-Porto press conference that took place earlier in the day, where the Reds manager cut a positively upbeat figure. However, the interest from the worldwide media was not as great as it had been for Bayern Munich in the last round of the Champions League. Why was that? Our panel debate that before turning their attention to Liverpool's full-back positions. There's also plenty of praise for Roberto Firmino and expectation surrounding Mohamed Salah after the Reds' top scorer ended his goal drought. The off-the-field factor driving Liverpool's bid for the top two trophies in the game is also discussed, as is James' nightmare trip home from Southampton, before another must-listen podcast rounds off with the usual and team and score predictions. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The big games just keep coming for Liverpool. On Tuesday night Jurgen Klopp’s double-chasing side welcome Porto to Anfield for a Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie. And to preview the clash, Reds boss Klopp and his star defender Virgil van Dijk staged a press conference at Anfield. An upbeat Klopp was up first, and he spoke about what all these late crucial goals mean, Liverpool’s development as a European force under his watch, Mohamed Salah, last season’s showdown with Porto, and the latest on the fitness of Joe Gomez and Adam Lallana, among other things. Then it was the turn of van Dijk to face the media with the player-of-the-year contender discussing whether the Reds can win both the Premier League and Champions League, the response to being favourites on Tuesday night, how much the suspended Andy Robertson will be missed, and his thoughts on the next star-in-the-making to roll off the Porto production line.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everything is golden at Liverpool right now.The Reds came through another tough test with three points with victory at Southampton.Jurgen Klopp's men showed their heart once again as they recovered from conceding an early goal to triumph 3-1 and move back to the top of the Premier League.And because we're feeling generous, we decided to record a mini pod to discuss the victory at St Mary's.Joe Rimmer takes the hosting duties alongside Ian Doyle and Connor Dunn to talk Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita - all goalscorers at St Mary's.We also ask whether Liverpool are lucky and what Man City will now be thinking/The lads then reveal whether they are really starting to believe..Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wow. This Liverpool team do not know how to do it the easy way. But as is becoming increasingly clear, as the weeks and months pass by in this incredible season, they sure know how to get the job done. Yes, Jurgen Klopp’s side left it late again at St Mary’s on Friday to run out 3-1 winners over Southampton and move back to the top of the Premier League. And we’ve got all angles covered in the Post-Game podcast with the view from the press box with our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, the view from the dugout with Jurgen Klopp’s post-match press conference in full, and the view from the stands with six Reds fans who have called into the show and a whole load more who have left messages on our Blood Red podcast Facebook page (click HERE to join).  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s game day as Liverpool look to go back to the top with victory at Southampton. And given the Saints are fifth from bottom and still in danger of being relegated, you would not back against the relentless Reds from doing just that. But the Saints have been transformed under their new manager – and Jurgen Klopp’s big friend – Ralph Hasenhuttl and they will go into tonight’s game as one of the top-five performing Premier League teams in the calendar year. And, if that wasn’t warning enough, the special guest of this podcast explains why Southampton will be particularly fired up this evening. Adam Leitch is the chief sports writer for the Southern Daily Echo and he speaks to Paul Wheelock about the Hasenhuttl revolution, the Austrian’s similarities with Klopp, the fitness and form of Danny Ings, the return of Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk to St Mary's, and where the game could be won and lost. Enjoy – and fingers crossed. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Liverpool playing on Friday night, we've brought our Blood Red podcast forward a day, which means there's no place in the starting line-up for our Reds reporter James Pearce, who is busy enjoying himself at the first day of the Grand National. However, we still have Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst, Sean Bradbury and Caoimhe O'Neill to discuss the latest big Liverpool talking points, including Jurgen Klopp's pre-Southampton press conference where the Reds boss confirmed that Virgil van Dijk is fit and that he has every faith in Mohamed Salah. The panel discuss both topics along with Klopp's words on the performance of the Anfield crowd in the win over Tottenham, which moved his side back top until Manchester City swept aside Cardiff. Pep Guardiola's men are moving serenely along but are they ready for what's about to hit them? Our writers discuss that, as well as the staggering amount Liverpool have paid agents and the future of Rhian Brewster, before talk turns to the match with Southampton, which brings about some very interesting team selections. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After filming in London, Neil Fitzmaurice was back at the ECHO today to record his latest Poetry in Motion podcast, joined by Paul Gorst and Caoimhe O'Neill. And, after the host's phone goes off not once, but twice, the trio get down to talking about Liverpool's nail-biting victory over Tottenham. Fitzy wasn't convinced by the starting line-up beforehand, and while the Reds did manage to get the job done, Caoimhe wonders whether we will be seeing what Paul calls Jurgen Klopp's 'go-to midfield' as much in the future, particularly given the growing influence of Fabinho. But where does Naby Keita fit in? That leads Paul to explain why the Reds may have moved past the need for a 'number 10'. Fitzy, though, still firmly believes the front three need more service, although the panel are all confident Mohamed Salah will now kick on after his part in the last-gasp winner over Spurs. They are also confident that the Champions League will be anything but a distraction in the quest for a first league title since 1990. If Liverpool land the Holy Grail, a lot of that will be down to Virgil van Dijk, whose performance at the weekend has Caoimhe, Paul and Fitzy purring. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jurgen Klopp has just finished speaking to the media at Melwood ahead of Friday's next big Premier League match, away to Southampton. The Liverpool manager started by giving a positive injury update before going on to talk Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and the returning Rhian Brewster. He also answers whether he'll watch Manchester City's game in hand tonight, and previews the trip to Southampton and comments on the job Ralph Hasenhuttl is doing. Enjoy - and we'll be back in a bit with the Poetry in Motion podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the sixth episode of Analysing Anfield as Kristian Walsh and Josh Williams try to make some sense over what happened on Sunday afternoon, as a last-gasp victory over Tottenham sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League. The midfield trio is once more under the spotlight with explanations offered over why Jurgen Klopp likes it so much. There is a doting love letter to Virgil van Dijk and how he kept Moussa Sissoko quiet, while the team also try to quantify if the Reds are feeling the 'nerves' of a title race. Friday night's trip to Southampton is laced with caution and danger too as the Liverpool manager meets 'the Alpine Klopp', Ralph Hassenhuttl; the Austrian's style is assessed, as is the dead-ball ability of James Ward-Prowse, with a surprise midfield three named as best to deal with the Saints' intense pressing game. A must-listen! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recovered yet? James Pearce, Ian Doyle, Joe Rimmer and Connor Dunn have – well, just about – to record the latest edition of the brilliant Blood Red podcast which, unsurprisingly, focuses on Liverpool’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Tottenham and all the big talking points from a dramatic afternoon at Anfield. It was a win that moved the Reds back to the top of the Premier League and James, in particular, believes it was much more than just three points. The own-goal winner – which resulted in Joe jumping on Paul Gorst in the ECHO office and us reporting it late on the site – was undoubtedly lucky, and it’s not the first time this season that fortune has smiled on Jurgen Klopp’s side. But what does it say about this group of players that they keep getting the rub of the green? The panel discuss that before lavishing praise on Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson and explaining why Klopp started Fabinho on the bench – and how that decision came so close to backfiring on the Liverpool boss. There’s also talk of the Reds’ new wildcard, and just how Tottenham may now struggle to qualify for the Champions League, before talk turns to good old Neil Warnock and his controversial comments before Cardiff City’s match at Manchester City on Wednesday. Brexit gets a mention. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices