Empire Of The Kop News Updates

Liverpool will be seeking to go into the extended international window on a high as they travel to face Bourneemouth in the Premier League this afternoon. It marks a first return to the Vitality Stadium for Andoni Iraola since he became the Reds’ head coach in early June, having masterminded… Read more »

Liverpool reportedly had scouts in attendance to keep tabs on a highly valued midfielder who scored twice in a recent 3-0 victory for his team. There had been reports in the early weeks of the summer that the Reds had taken an interest in Felix Nmecha, and former Premier League… Read more »

Mo Salah is showing absolutely no sign of slowing down as he continued his excellent start to life with Trazbonspor over the weekend. The former Liverpool legend – who was given a raucous welcome to his new club in early August – was the star of the show as his… Read more »

Andoni Iraola has welcomed Jurgen Klopp’s decision to divide his Germany squad into two groups for the upcoming international break. The former Liverpool manager has called up 44 players for his country’s four UEFA Nations League matches over the next fortnight, although those have been split across the first two… Read more »

Liverpool fans may have been left wondering why exactly the club didn’t look at an affordable signing like Chema Andres. The Brighton midfielder played a key role in the Seagulls’ thorough “pecking” of Arsenal in a 3-0 win on Saturday. Goals from Pascal Groß and Charalampos Kostoulas sealed three points… Read more »

Liverpool remain admirers of Kees Smit and reportedly scouted the midfielder during AZ Alkmaar’s clash with Sunderland. TEAMtalk now claim that representatives from the Reds’ Premier League rivals – Chelsea, Tottenham, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, and Brighton – were also in attendance. The Dutch midfielder is said to… Read more »

Alexander Isak has left no room for doubt over which style of football he prefers playing under between Andoni Iraola and the Basque’s Liverpool predecessor, Arne Slot. The Sweden international outright told BBC Sport that he believed the current head coach’s football will benefit both himself and the team. The… Read more »

Jurgen Klopp has adopted a novel approach to his first squad selection as Germany head coach, and it’s one that current Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola will likely appreciate. The 59-year-old will take charge of his country for the first time away to Netherlands next Thursday as their UEFA Nations League… Read more »

Dominik Szoboszlai singled out two Liverpool players for praise after the 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. Andoni Iraola made 10 changes to his starting line-up for that game, giving youngsters like Rio Ngumoha, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas and James McConnell a chance from… Read more »

Liverpool’s acquisition of Lucca Brughmans from the Belgian top-flight came as something of a surprise to Genk officials. Specifically, according to comments from director of football Dimitri de Conde, relayed by Sport Witness, the hefty €35m [£30m] fee the Reds splurged on the young goalkeeper’s services. The teenager rejoined the… Read more »