Empire Of The Kop News Updates

John Aldridge praised the performance of Lewis Koumas in Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester City on Sunday and believes that the young striker could have a lengthy career at Anfield. With Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo all out injured, the 21-year-old was handed his first Premier League start for… Read more »

Gary Neville described one of the banners he saw at Anfield on Sunday as ‘devastating’ as Liverpool fans unreservedly vented their anger over the off-field crimes of which their opponents Manchester City have been found guilty. For both teams, it was their first time in action since the Etihad Stadium… Read more »

A former Premier League referee has suggested that Andoni Iraola may have erred in not substituting Ryan Gravenberch before the midfielder was sent off in Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. The teams were level when the Dutchman was shown a second yellow card in the 62nd minute… Read more »

Andoni Iraola has issued a concerning injury update on his Liverpool squad ahead of their Champions League fixture against LASK on Wednesday. The Reds were without several key players for the 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester City on Sunday, with long-term absentees Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni… Read more »

Virgil van Dijk has refused to comment on the ongoing case against Manchester City. The Dutch international told reporters that it would be ‘smart’ to avoid commenting on the issue, but did admit he has an opinion he’d be potentially prepared to share following the outcome of an appeal against… Read more »

Gianluigi Donnarumma made headlines after confronting Liverpool fans in the stands who called him a “cheat”. The Italian goalkeeper returned from the tunnel to chastise a section of Reds supporters in the aftermath of Manchester City’s 3-0 win at Anfield on Sunday. The Sky Blues secured the lion’s share of… Read more »

Peter Schmeichel and a handful of Viaplay pundits called out referee Chris Kavanagh’s decision to award Ryan Gravenberch a second yellow card against Manchester City. The Dutchman was handed his marching orders in the second half of action against the table-toppers after an innocuous challenge against Jeremy Doku. The Sky… Read more »

Enzo Maresca didn’t do Manchester City any favours with his post-match comments following the 3-0 win over Liverpool. The former Chelsea head coach not only made light of ongoing proceedings against his current club, but also actively insisted that City’s success had been built on a foundation of ‘doing the… Read more »

Virgil van Dijk dealt admirably with a potentially explosive question about the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester City when speaking to media after today’s fixture between the two teams. The duo have fought some epic Premier League title battles over the past few years, including three that went to the… Read more »

Liverpool had an unlikely ally in Mark Goldbridge as the Manchester United-supporting podcaster fumed over events at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. Andoni Iraola suffered his first defeat as the Reds’ head coach as, in their first match since being found guilty of 114 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules,… Read more »