Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Top of the league!Yes, the unbeaten and relentless Reds moved above Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League with a superb 4-0 victory at Bournemouth in the early Saturday kick-off.And they are staying there after City lost the late kick-off at Chelsea!Inspired by a magnificent hat-trick from top-scorer Mohamed Salah, who was back to his blistering best, Liverpool underlined their title credentials with one of their most impressive performances of what has been a record-breaking Premier League season so far.So, not for the first time in a campaign that promises so much, we have a very happy Post-Game podcast for you.It is a podcast that starts with the definitive verdict of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.You then hear the full audio from Reds boss Jurgen Klopp’s press conference.Before we get the thoughts of seven Liverpool fans who have phoned into the show – Simon Donnelly, Alex Watt, Nathan Davidson, Sam Planche, Owen Thomas, Matt Addison and Matt Whitty.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Friday, it's the Blood Red podcast, and we have an exclusive for you.Sadly, it's not Liverpool's next signing, but the revelation of James Pearce's middle name.Without giving the game away, it's nothing on the one bestowed upon Theo Squires, who joins our Liverpool FC correspondent and host Joe Rimmer in our final pod of the working week.The trio talk the win at Burnley, hailing the performance of Naby Keita but fretting over the injury sustained by Joe Gomez and the problems it could cause what has been a rock-solid defence.A big part of that has been the form of Alisson Becker, and after having some initial doubts, Joe has now joined James and Theo as a fully paid-up member of the Brazilian number one's fan club.Talk then turns to Saturday's dinnertime clash at Bournemouth and the title battle with Manchester City.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Peter Hooton takes a leaf out of Jurgen Klopp’s book for his latest Allez Les Rouges podcast.Just like the Liverpool boss against Burnley on Wednesday, Hooton has made sweeping changes to his line-up.But the guests coming into to replace his benched regulars aren’t half bad – Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman, Wigan Athletic first-team coach Anthony Barry and the ECHO’s Dan Kay.The big Reds start not by talking about the gritty win at Turf Moor, but about Sunday’s Merseyside derby. And how could they not?Where Divock Origi’s dramatic strike stands in the history of derby winners, Klopp’s reaction to it, and the performances of Alisson Becker and Fabinho are all discussed before talk turns to the January transfer window.Coleman, who continues to do a remarkable job at Accrington, would like to see Klopp make a statement of intent with not one, but two attacking midfield signigns. However, any new additions will have to go a long way to match the impact of last year’s New Year recruit, Virgil van Dijk, whose form has been so good that it leads the lads to ask whether £75m now looks a steal.The focus then switches to Bournemouth on Saturday dinnertime and Coleman and Barry reckon a win at Dean Court could bring about a shift in the title dynamic.And another cracking edition of the podcast rounds off with talk about Robert Firmino’s new song, the FA Cup draw and, obviously given the time of year, karaoke.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest Blood Red podcast is another belter.Our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce sat down with former Reds defender John Arne Riise on Wednesday before the Burnley game.Riise was back in Liverpool to promote his brutally honest new autobiography, Running Man, and as well as talking about the book, he opens up on his seven-year spell at Anfield.But as the must-listen podcast reveals, the buccaneering left-back would never have signed for the Reds had it not been for a mobile phone that should have been on silent.Riise made a flying start to his Liverpool career and he talks his strikes in the European Super Cup and Merseyside derby and, of course, THAT free kick v Manchester United and THAT song.A big part of the podcast is dedicated to the club's incredible 2005 Champions League triumph, including the must-win group game v Olympiakos, the 'unreal' atmosphere at Anfield for the semi-final second leg v Chelsea, and of course the unforgettable final v AC Milan in Istanbul.Riise went on to win the FA Cup the following season in equally dramatic circumstances. It was his second domestic trophy with the club, after winning the League Cup three years earlier, but he explains why the Reds were unable to win the Premier League.But can Jurgen Klopp's current crop do that this season? Riise gives his opinion on that - and on the player who has become his true heir down the Liverpool left flank.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a Blood Red podcast special, former Liverpool defender Djimi Traore sits down with Joe Rimmer and Paul Gorst to talk through his career.The ex-Mali international made 141 appearances for the Reds, which included the Champions League triumph of 2005.Traore details what it was like arriving on Merseyside as an unproven teenager and tells us what he learned playing alongside defenders like Jamie Carragher and Sami Hyypia.Traore also revealed how he nearly wasn't part of the Reds' most famous European night - after strong interest from David Moyes' Everton! An infamous own goal at Burnley is touched on as Traore discusses how he went from his lowest Liverpool ebb to winning the Champions League just a few months later.A coach himself now with Seattle Sounders in the MLS, Traore tells us what he has learned working under revered Reds managers like Rafa Benitez and Gerard Houllier, and France's World Cup-winning coach Didier Deschamps.It's a must-listen. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think of all the great sides Liverpool have had in their history.But not one has eenjoyed a start to a campaign as good as the one Jurgen Klopp's current crop are.Yes, despite a 12th win in 15 unbeaten Premier League matches, achieved in difficult conditions at Burnley on Wednesday evening, the Reds remain two points behind Manchester City.But City will know only too well by now that Liverpool are not going anywhere.They proved that again at Turf Moor, and to analyse what felt like a huge victory in what is swiftly developing into a two-horse race for the title, we get the thoughts of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, as well as three Reds supporters who have phoned into the show.And sandwiched between that is Klopp's post-match press conference in full.Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now most of us would swap big wins for the dramatic way Liverpool settled the Merseyside derby every day of the week.But, if we’re being greedy, the one thing missing from Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season is a thumping victory.There was, of course, the 4-0 win over West Ham on the opening weekend. However, the Reds haven’t really taken anyone to the cleaners since then.But could that change at Turf Moor on Wednesday night?The main guest of our Preview podcast fears that could be the case.Chris Boden is the sports editor of the Burnley Express newspaper and has been covering the Clarets for a number of years.He watched on as Burnley defied the odds to qualify for the Europa League last season.But, for the first time in Sean Dyche’s reign, the wheels have come off, and they take on a buzzing Liverpool side on the back of seven league games without a victory.Chris explains what’s going wrong at the Clarets - and why he feels the Reds won't need a Ragnar Klavan-style late intervention this time around.You will then hear from our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.James was down at Melwood on Tuesday for Jurgen Klopp’s press conference – and he brings you all the highlights including the latest team news.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest Blood Red Podcast, Liverpool reporter and regular host Ian Doyle is joined by full-time Liverpool correspondent - both home and away - James Pearce and ECHO duo Kristian Walsh and Joe Rimmer to look back on a remarkable Merseyside derby, consider the impact of Fabinho and Alisson Becker, ponder Roberto Firmino's form, stick up for Jurgen Klopp and look ahead to Burnley.Includes Kristian achieving peak Kristian and James becoming very distracted. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wow, just wow.Liverpool won the Merseyside derby 1-0 at Anfield this afternoon thanks to a 96th-minute winner from the unlikeliest of heroes, Divock Origi.The super-sub's header settled the contest as the Reds extended their unbeaten record at home to their rivals Everton to 19 matches.Importantly, it ensured they closed to gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to two points.And, to reflect on what turned into an incredible afternoon of drama, we get the view from the pressbox, the dugout and the stands in our Post-Game podcast.The podcast kicks off with the verdict of our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce.You will then hear the full audio from Reds boss Jurgen Klopp's press conference.And we finish by handing the podcast over to eight ecstatic Liverpool supporters who phoned in to give their views on a memorable victory over the Blues.Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't let anyone tell you otherwise - the Merseyside derby is still the big game for Liverpool and Everton supporters.And, with the 232nd meeting between the sides just hours away, we've produced a special preview podcast for both our Blood Red and Royal Blue listeners.Host Paul Wheelock speaks to Adam Jones, the ECHO's Everton FC reporter, and Paul Gorst, one of our football journalists, and who provides the Liverpool perspective.The mood in both camps, the importance of history, the pros and cons of throwing in new signings, and the players to watch out for are discussed by both Gorsty and Adam.They also reveal which player they'd like to make the move across Stanley Park - and sign for Liverpool from Everton, and vice versa - before giving their predictions.Enjoy - and we'll be back after the match with our Post-Game podcast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices