Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Tomorrow evening sees the Ballon d'Or award handed out, the award which recognises the best individual talent in world football. Seven Liverpool players are shortlisted for the award with Virgil van Dijk joined on the list by Alisson Becker, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Gini Wijnaldum, Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Join Dan Austin and Joel Rabinowitz as they talk through and give their arguments for which Reds player deserves to win the individual award. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Now breathe... and sit back, relax and enjoy all the reaction to another huge, hard-fought victory for Liverpool. With Paul Wheelock in the host's chair, the Post-Game podcast kicks off with Paul Gorst's verdict on the 2-1 win over Brighton at Anfield, before we hear every word of Jurgen Klopp's after-match press conference. Then we hand the show over to six Liverpool fans - Simon Donnelly, Steve Dawson, Alex Watt, Ross Strachan, Matt Whitty and Owen Thomas. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Having seen off Napoli with a stylish 7-0 win on Wednesday night, the Academy Show is back with your latest dose of news out of Kirby. Guy Clarke and Matt Addison delve through the big talking points including the continuing star performances of U23s captain Curtis Jones. Having already featured for the first team this season, Jones grabbed a hat-trick in the midweek win over Napoli coming in for praise. With the looming Carabao Cup quarter-final on the horizon, with Neil Critchley likely to take charge of the tie, the guys also discuss the importance of the opportunity for the young stars against Aston Villa at Villa Park. Having centred much of the chat on the U23s, the U18s are also discussed as they prepare to begin the defence of their FA Youth Cup title won last season. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

The extent of Fabinho's ankle injury has been confirmed with the midfielder set to miss up to eight weeks with ankle ligament damage. Join Guy Clarke, Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst and Matt Addison as they talk through the week's big talking points and pick the bones out of Jurgen Klopp's press conference ahead of the visit of Brighton and Hove Albion. In talking through Fabinho's replacement cases are made for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita, Adam Lallana and even Xherdan Shaqiri. Also on the agenda is the Reds' plans to extend the Anfield Road stand and Unai Emery's sacking at Arsenal before getting on Brighton, the panel selecting their teams to face the Seagulls and result predictions. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jurgen Klopp has been speaking to the press, ahead of tomorrow's game with Brighton and Hove Albion. First of all, following Thursday's verdict from court, Klopp pays tribute to the Hillsborough families and their tireless campaigning. The manager gives an update on Fabinho's ankle injury picked up on Wednesday night against Napoli and the opportunity it may open up for other members of the squad. With Liverpool announcing plans to extend the Anfield Road stand he speaks about expanding Anfield and following Unai Emery's sacking at Arsenal he is also asked about how manager's mental health and how they cope with the pressures and demands of the professional game. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Liverpool have announced plans to extend the Anfield Road stand to 16,000 seats as the Reds look to take the overall capacity at Anfield to 61,000. Join Guy Clarke as he speaks with the ECHO's chief LFC writer Ian Doyle to get the lowdown on the plans and how it will help the Reds to continue to compete on the pitch. From the impact to the local community, FSG's commitment to investing in infrastructure and future plans for Anfield all bases are covered. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Liverpool still have work to do in the Champions League after being held by Napoli at Anfield as Allez Les Rouges are here to react. Neil Fitzmaurice is joined by Caoimhe O’Neill and Connor Dunn to look back over the 1-1 draw at Anfield. From the developing trend of falling behind to the impact Kalidou Koulibaly - plus how he could fit in alongside Virgil van Dijk in the Liverpool defence! Fabinho’s injury is discussed plus what impact failing to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League would have on the Reds’ season. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Champions League qualification to the knockout stage isn't secure, just yet. Liverpool coming from behind tonight at Anfield to draw 1-1 with Napoli as Dejan Lovren cancelled out Dries Mertens' opener for Carlo Ancelotti's side. One major issue for the Reds tonight though is the fitness of Brazilian midfielder Fabinho who hobbled off inside the opening 20 minutes. Join Guy Clarke for all the reaction you need from Anfield including Jurgen Klopp's press conference, the thoughts of the ECHO's Liverpool correspondent Paul Gorst as well as a selection of our regular contributors. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Analysing Anfield is back, albeit a day earlier than usual, as Josh Williams and David Alexander Hughes look back on Saturday's 2-1 win at Crystal Palace and this week's double-header with Napoli and Brighton at Anfield. The late victory over Palace continued Liverpool's remarkable start to the Premier League season, but this being the podcast it is, our football scouting experts delve deep into the performance at Selhurst Park. Why was there a drop off in intensity? Was Trent Alexander-Arnold's display a concern? Did it show why Joel Matip is missed? And are all of these last-gasp successes merely a ploy by Jurgen Klopp? Josh and David attempt to answer those questions before casting their eye over the visit of crisis-torn Napoli, and why Wednesday's Champions League clash could be more straightforward than most would expect. And the podcast finishes with a preview of the showdown with Brighton and a profile of a club and a manager who seem to be taking inspiration from Liverpool. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Jurgen Klopp and Andy Robertson were in front of the media on Tuesday afternoon to speak ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Napoli at Anfield. Listen to exactly what they had to say here. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Back in the autumn of 2004 Liverpool were in a sticky position, sitting eighth in the Premier League and in a fight to qualify for the knockout stage of the Champions League. Ahead of matchday five, away in Monaco, both Milan Baros and Djibril Cisse were out through injury and the injury list was only set to get longer. Luis Garcia lasted just four minutes before being replaced with substitute Josemi also being taken off injured before the game was out. The stage was set for the final group game at home to Olympiakos. Join Guy Clarke and Dan Kay as they retrace the latest steps along the Road to Istanbul away in Monaco. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Liverpool continue to set the pace in the Premier League, or is it LiVARpool? We're only messing. Join Joe Rimmer, Paul Gorst and Theo Squires as they look back on Saturday's 2-1 over Crystal Palace, discussing VAR along the way of course. Also on the agenda for the guys is Wednesday night's Champions League tie with Napoli with a brief look at what's going on in Naples and a discussion around Carlo Ancelotti. Back in 2015 some tipped him as the man to replace Brendan Rodgers in place of Jurgen Klopp, so how different could things have been? Looking further afield, the guys touch on the January transfer window with news both Caoimhin Kelleher and Rhian Brewster could be heading out on loan, but will there be any incomings? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup getting underway in December, Ian Doyle has been out to Doha in Qatar on a fact-finding mission to find out all about the venue, what Jurgen Klopp and the side should expect to see, and what the travelling Reds should fans expect over there. Ian checks in with former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer before speaking to the head of the Qatar Club World Cup organising committee, Dr. Saud Abdul-Aziz; Abdul-Ghani, the inventor of the a fully air-conditioned stadium design Liverpool will play in at Education City; Mohamed Ahmed, the project manager of the Al Bayt Stadium, and Bruno Marinho of O Globo, with the Reds possibly facing Flamengo in the final. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

How's the heart? Let's face it, this Liverpool side put you through the wringer. But much more often than not, they come out on top. They find a way to win. They live up to the Jurgen Klopp moniker of mentality giants. Saturday afternoon at Crystal Palace underlined that. The Reds weren't at their best and when Wilfried Zaha cancelled out Sadio Mane's opener it looked like they would drop points for only the second time this season. Then Roberto Firmino struck with five minutes of normal to play to earn a 2-1 victory that maintained Liverpool's eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League going into next weekend's visit of Brighton to Anfield. But this podcast is all about what happened at Selhurst Park, and it starts, as ever, with the full-time verdict of our Liverpool FC correspondent Paul Gorst. We’ll then hear every word of Klopp’s after-match press conference, before we get the thoughts of five Reds fans who call into the show – Sam Planche, Matt Addison, debutant Steve Dawson, Nathan Davidson and Matt Whitty. Enjoy! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Liverpool, eight points clear at the top of the Premier League, return to action this afternoon as a trip to Crystal Palace awaits. Former Reds’ boss Roy Hodgson no less lays in wait for Jurgen Klopp’s side. Having won on each of the last four visits to Selhurst Park, under the stewardship of Klopp, since going down 3-1 in May 2015 under Brendan Rodgers a year on from the infamous 3-3 draw in 2014. Join Guy Clarke as he checks in with Evening Standard sports reporter Jack Rosser to talk all things Palace. From the job Hodgson has done at Selhurst Park, to why Wilfried Zaha has gone off the boil and remember Christian Benteke - what's come of him? Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy