Blood Red: The Anfield crowd change, the Manchester City surprise, and why it's time for a midfield rethink

Summary: With Liverpool playing on Friday night, we've brought our Blood Red podcast forward a day, which means there's no place in the starting line-up for our Reds reporter James Pearce, who is busy enjoying himself at the first day of the Grand National. However, we still have Ian Doyle, Paul Gorst, Sean Bradbury and Caoimhe O'Neill to discuss the latest big Liverpool talking points, including Jurgen Klopp's pre-Southampton press conference where the Reds boss confirmed that Virgil van Dijk is fit and that he has every faith in Mohamed Salah. The panel discuss both topics along with Klopp's words on the performance of the Anfield crowd in the win over Tottenham, which moved his side back top until Manchester City swept aside Cardiff. Pep Guardiola's men are moving serenely along but are they ready for what's about to hit them? Our writers discuss that, as well as the staggering amount Liverpool have paid agents and the future of Rhian Brewster, before talk turns to the match with Southampton, which brings about some very interesting team selections. Enjoy. For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="https://www.acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a>