Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

From the moment Jurgen Klopp walked into the media room at Melwood this afternoon, you could tell this was going to be a good press conference. Unsurprisingly, the Liverpool manager is asked first whether he watched Manchester City’s win at rivals Manchester United – he did – and what he made of it. He also provides an update on the condition – if that’s the right word – on Mohamed Salah after the in-form forward’s trip to New York, and the fitness of Fabinho and Dejan Lovren. Klopp is also quizzed on his summer transfer plans, in which he categorically rules out a move for one reported target, as well as talking about Huddersfield Town’s visit to Anfield on Friday, and this most close-run of title races, and why this season is only the start for his record-breaking side. Also on the agenda is the ‘machine’ James Milner, the inclusion of four Liverpool players in the PFA Team of the Year and the importance of Simon Mignolet and his fellow squad players. And, perhaps best of all, what advice Klopp would give to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It is another huge week for Liverpool’s double-chasing first team in their battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title. But’s it’s also a big week for the Reds’ Under-18s side, who will hope to win the first of two trophies of their own on Thursday night when they take on – you guessed it – Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup final. One look at the Under-18 Premier League North table would suggest that Barry Lewtas’ team will be favourites to land Liverpool’s first FA Youth Cup since 2007. But the Reds youngsters have certainly not been helped by their opponents or the authorities when it comes to the scheduling of the match, as the special guest of this podcast, our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, explains. James also explains why the Reds’ talisman and top-scorer Bobby Duncan will be particularly fired up for the final, why the side is much more than the admittedly brilliant strike-partnership between Duncan and captain Paul Glatzel, including the Under-18s’ very own ‘Virgil van Dijk’, as well as praising the job manager Lewtas has done. James is also full of praise for Under-23 manager Neil Critchley, whose side round off their Premier League 2 campaign on Sunday when they welcome Blackburn Rovers to Anfield, which could be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first match at the ground since suffering that terrible injury versus Roma. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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It is another huge week for Liverpool’s double-chasing first team in their battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title. But’s it’s also a big week for the Reds’ Under-18s side, who will hope to win the first of two trophies of their own on Thursday night when they take on – you guessed it – Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup final. One look at the Under-18 Premier League North table would suggest that Barry Lewtas’ team will be favourites to land Liverpool’s first FA Youth Cup since 2007. But the Reds youngsters have certainly not been helped by their opponents or the authorities when it comes to the scheduling of the match, as the special guest of this podcast, our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce, explains. James also explains why the Reds’ talisman and top-scorer Bobby Duncan will be particularly fired up for the final, why the side is much more than the admittedly brilliant strike-partnership between Duncan and captain Paul Glatzel, including the Under-18s’ very own ‘Virgil van Dijk’, as well as praising the job manager Lewtas has done. James is also full of praise for Under-23 manager Neil Critchley, whose side round off their Premier League 2 campaign on Sunday when they welcome Blackburn Rovers to Anfield, which could be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s first match at the ground since suffering that terrible injury versus Roma. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

'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

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