Salah used to get criticised constantly for the pettiest crap yet he always wanted be the man. It drove him on and we saw it in his performances. Teammates needed Wirtz or Barcola to step up and be that man today but couldn't.

Sam McGuire@sammcguire90.bsky.social · 22h ago

Liverpool used to have a squad made up of players with a point to prove. And they defo proved it. Now we have multiple £100m players who seemingly don't want to be the main men. No desire to make this team their own. No real attempt to be a difference maker in a key moment.

The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 21h ago

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Liverpool were missing their top scorer from this season, their current top scorer for the club and their reigning player of the season. For an an hour they were the better side. Munoz continues to impress. Plenty to build on. Up the Reds.

I was a big backer of giving Wirtz as much leeway as possible last season, he's clearly a super talented player, but we can't always make excuses. Much of his ongoing issues stem from more basic things like pulling out of tackles, not controlling the ball well or misplacing simpler passes.

Muñoz was a real outlet and our best attacker on the day. Koumas can be proud of his debut, incredibly tough to come into a game like that but made a nuisance of himself. If only that big chance had gone in. Bradley and Flo, the far more expensive players, weren't able to step up.

Proud of the players. So many injuries and more than matched them before the red, in fact offered more of a threat. Was disappointed with Wirtz though. Barcola also had a poor game but off ball he was really good in tracking back, covering for Kerkez etc. Wirtz again couldn't get a grip on a game.

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Hell of a cross. Cody is in good form. The threat to his position (indicating the club didn't feel what he had been delivering was enough) has maybe helped him raise his game. Does better with competition.

Duke@silverduke.bsky.social · 3w ago

Cody's stoppage time equaliser #lfc

Very good article by Lewis Steele on Daily Mail on Liverpool's recruitment of top young talent from around the world.

Please be sensible with Isak.

Anfield Index@anfieldindex.com · 3w ago

🚨Graham Potter on Isak’s International minutes: Alex has played a lot of games lately, is in a good place & as I know him he wants to start, but we need to see how everyone is, how they react & recover. Can he start every game? Potentially yes. But there's no chance (he will) play all the mins #LFC

🚨Rio Ngumoha to @talkSPORT on Iraola: The gaffer has really been helpful. And all the coaching staff as well - I can't speak highly enough of them. But I'm enjoying it. I'm playing left-wing, right wing as well. So it's given me another tool to destroy defenders. #LFC

“I cannot accept this”: Eric Cantona slams Man Utd co-owner Jim Ratcliffe over his latest anti-immigration outburst, saying he wouldn’t have signed for the club had the Ineos billionaire been in charge at the time.

Eric Cantona slams Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe over 'unacceptable' immigration comments and claims he wouldn't have signed for the club | Goal.com India

Eric Cantona criticises Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe for his anti-immigration comment, stating he would not have joined the club under his leadership.

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🚨Thomas Tuchel on Rio Ngumoha to @talksport: Rio was very impressive at this kind of age. He was explosive, he was adventurous, he was strong and one-on-ones like a true winger. We are excited about his potential and about his natural courage and adventurous style of play. #LFC

This was one of my favourite ever tweets i saw on Twitter. Always makes me laugh.

Sean Leahy@thepunningman.bsky.social · 2y ago

"The bond's Name. James Name" Pleased to... what? "Bond Name's the james" Are you alright? "Bames Nond's having a stronk, call a Bondulance"

Kerkez worries me tbh. Mostly because he's not a smart player, and I like smart players. I loved his intensity, and I don't doubt he'll give everything, but I feel likes very simple minded. Doesn't read the game, situations or opponents well. Just runs around like a bull terrier.

Quick reminder for those purring at Araújo and Jacquet, we still have more of this to look forward to - bsky.app/profile/mich...

Michael Emonds@michaelje67.bsky.social · last yr.

Giovanni Leoni vs. Southampton #lfc #redsky #liverpool #southampton #eflcup

Wait. So we have a manager who wants to stay in Liverpool and work with the players rather than go on holiday every international break? I'm shocked.

This Is Anfield@thisisanfield.com · 3w ago

NEW: Andoni Iraola reveals he’ll work with Liverpool squad during internationals #lfc

🚨 Álvaro Arbeloa tells Sky: “Every decision was for them. I knew after the game against Manchester City that they don't like Manchester United to lose”. “There were so many things for Man United, you can see it in the foul by Maguire”.

Jacquet is the complete package. Phenomenal 1vs1, dominant in the air and duels, a fantastic progressing passer, and leadership traits (Captained multiple France youth teams). Even positionally he looks strong and ussually that's something CBs take time to learn, saved Virgil a few times.

The Anfield Wrap @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Jacquet was tremendous - he wins his battles, uses the ball really well...he pops up in areas, wins the ball and gets you on the front foot early." "He's the version of Konate we hoped we'd signed...he was really good for Liverpool, but this lad's unbelievable." 🎥 Ratings

Trey Nyoni shows every time he plays why I wanted him to start first game of the season and I still want him to start. Perhaps the gradual approach to introducing Trey keeps senior players happy, but he's more than earned a start imo.

Wirtz probably had his worst performance of the season first half (improved a bit second half) and I wanted him subbed but he still did better than Gravenberch in the 10 because at least Flo always works hard and tries. Grav not sprinting back when we're defending a narrow lead bugged me.

Why did a grown man snatch Isak’s shirt away from the kid? Had to be scolded by multiple people before giving it back to the kid

He's Craig Bellamy

Kevin@emptymindz.bsky.social · last mo.

Love Munoz’s enthusiasm, btw. A real livewire, completely fearless & unfazed. He’s going to be very useful in the battles to come.

The football star turned TV pundit was served with a bankruptcy petition this week, but to understand it you need to go back to the 1990s www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...

Explained: Jamie Carragher’s bankruptcy petition and why it relates to the boom of British film in the 1990s

The football star turned TV pundit was served with a bankruptcy petition this week, but to understand it you need to go back to the 1990s

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Every time I see the penalty the more angry I get at Frimpong. He's not a smart defender, he doesn't think enough about his position, his role, what he's needed to do when. He might be useful as a late sub, if we need an overlapping FB but he can't be starting even without Bradley fit.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Trey Nyoni with a solid cameo for Liverpool: - 18/20 passes completed - 2/3 ground duels won - 2 tackles - 2 recoveries - 1 interception Not bad in about 14 minutes 💪

Barcola clearly improves us on either side, but if we don't fix the fullback and midfield issues it's no use having 3 £100m+ players - they won't get the ball and we'll still concede a lot.

Hit my 'post limit' on twitter (didn't realise they even added a post limit) so I'm on here to moan about the game. There were some positives (Jacquet/Araujo did well, Munoz 2nd half, Nyoni when coming on) but overall a disappointing performance and result.

Our fullbacks are performing as backup level fullbacks at best. That Liverpool have shown no interest in improving these positions is dissapointing. Brentford have better fullbacks than Liverpool in Diouf and Kayode.