Tony Evans is joined by James Pearce and Andy Jones for this week's pod with plenty to get stuck into ahead of the Reds' returning to Premier League action.

The panel analyse Curtis Jones' growing influence ahead of the second half of the season and ask who could be this season's breakout star in the latter part of the campaing.

Si Hughes also checks-in from the Ivory Coast where he's been watching Mohamed Salah in AFCON action for Egypt.

Plus there's the latest on the contract front with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Salah all into the final 18 months of their current deals, before we answer a selection of listener questions.

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