Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

In the latest instalment of our special series of transfer podcasts, in which we get the lowdown on players linked to Liverpool, Matt Addison picks up the phone to speak to French football expert Tom Williams. On the agenda are Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumaré, Lyon attacker Hassan Aouar and RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano, who are all reportedly on the radar of Jurgen Klopp's European champions. One player Reds boss Klopp - along with every other manager in the world - would like to sign is Kylian Mbappe. The prodigiously talented 21-year-old has spoken highly of Liverpool while Anfield has been touted as his next possible destination. But is there any chance of that happening? Will the Reds' new kit deal with Nike help a possible transfer? And just what makes Mbappe so special? Tom answers those questions as well trying to shed some new light on the Nabil Fekir saga, and what's happened to the playmaker since his dream move to Liverpool fell through. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With this weekend marking the 2020 NFL Draft, four writers from the Liverpool.com website have decided to have a bit of fun and bring you their inaugural Liverpool FC Draft. Kristian Walsh, Dan Morgan, Joel Rabinowitz and Ollie Connolly each pick their ultimate Liverpool Premier League-era sides and with the likes of Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and Steven Gerrard all up for grabs, there are some truly great Reds players to mull over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After giving his first senior interview, with assistant manager Pep Lijnders, we focus in on how bright Harvey Elliott’s future could be. With the 17-year-old getting opportunities in domestic cups, as well as one Premier League game to his name, there is plenty of hype around the former Fulham starlet. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Caoimhe O’Neill and Theo Squires as they also discuss UEFA’s latest statement on what ‘sporting merit’ could mean for Liverpool’s title hopes. Plus is there any truth in links with a move for Chelsea’s Willian or RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

32 years to the day since Liverpool sealed the First Division title, Ray Houghton joins Blood Red to discuss being part of that incredible 1987-88 team. Having arrived from Oxford United in the September of that season, Houghton would go on to form a key part of Kenny Dalglish's side as they claimed the club's 17th league title with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on April 23, 1988. Houghton reflects on the day itself, the season as a whole, as Liverpool went 29-games unbeaten from the start of the campaign, as well as looking to Jurgen Klopp's current crop, who have been compared a number of times with the 87-88 heroes. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss two stories, concerning Jurgen Klopp’s wife Ulla Sandrock, and Trent Alexander-Arnold, that will put a smile on your face and make you proud to be a Liverpool fan. There’s also an update from the government on how Premier League football can return, the latest on Timo Werner’s possible move to Anfield, and reports that Loris Karius could be joining a fellow top-flight English club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To round off a special series of podcasts, Analysing Anfield is here to consider who could replicate Jurgen Klopp’s work at Anfield. Josh Williams and David Hughes have set out their criteria to see what has made Klopp so successful at Liverpool and which other managers could re-create that. RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, who as interested Real Madrid in the past is the frontrunner, whilst Borussia Monchengladbach’s Marco Rose also gets a mention. Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is the ‘wildcard’ selection while the guys also analyse both Klopp’s Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund teams. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Sean Bradbury joins Paul Wheelock to discuss the latest from UEFA, now a key ‘ally’ for the Reds in their hopes of getting their hands on the Premier League title, and major, but contrasting, developments from Holland and Italy. Also on the agenda is a big hint about Xherdan Shaqiri’s future plus the tough spot Loris Karius finds himself in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this day 11 years ago in 2009, Liverpool draw 4-4 with an-Andrey Arshavin inspired Arsenal at Anfield in one of the greatest matches in Premier League history. The point did take Rafa Benitez's Reds to the top of the table, but in spite of Yossi Benayoun's last-gasp equaliser, the result handed the title initiative to eventual champions Manchester United. However, although Liverpool ended the 2008-09 season empty-handed, it was a season that contained that so many happy memories, which Paul Wheelock and Dan Kay look back on in our latest Liverpool Classics podcast. Also on the agenda are Fernando Torres, the Reds' other two-goal scorer on a night filled with drama, and the manager, himself, and why there was no shame in Benitez being unable to follow up his Champions League success with that prized Premier League title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Morning Bulletin, rounding up the big headlines from overnight concerning Liverpool FC. Today, Matt Addison joins Paul Wheelock to discuss Downing Street’s response to concerns raised by the Liverpool ECHO’s political editor Liam Thorp about whether the Reds’ Champions League match with Atletico Madrid should ever have gone ahead; John Aldridge’s comments on the prospects of behind-closed-doors football; Jurgen Klopp’s planned ‘talks’ with Timo Werner, and an interesting comparison between Paul Pogba and a Liverpool great, made by a Manchester United great. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back with the latest offering from the Liverpool Echo, as we delve into all things transfers. How different could the market be after former Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli claimed only three clubs may be in a position to spend this summer? And does that mean free agents could become more valuable than ever? Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Caoimhe O'Neill and Sean Bradbury as they get stuck into which players could appeal to the Reds, why those already in Jurgen Klopp's squad could become even more valuable, as well as looking through the good, bad and ugly of the club's previous free transfer dealings. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices