A measured Liverpool performance in the San Siro. 50/50 possession, higher xG, more shots and a structure that held firm when it mattered most. Inter Milan had their spells, yet Liverpool managed the key phases with real control and clarity, topped off by a decisive Wirtz display.

Scottish football has lost one of its great characters. Dixie Deans was pure instinct, pure drama and pure goals. From Fir Park to Celtic Park, he lit up the game with a fearlessness that belonged to another era.

Liverpool controlled 70 minutes at Elland Road, won the key duels, created the cleaner chances and built one of their best away structures of the season. Leeds needed moments, not momentum, and Liverpool again paid for set-piece fragility and one disastrous defensive lapse.

Salah out… and I can hardly believe I am even typing those words.

🔴 Liverpool One Sunderland One, but the story runs deeper than the scoreline… Anfield saw dominance in the numbers, control of possession and wave after wave of pressure, yet Liverpool still handed Sunderland the belief they needed.

🔴 Federico Chiesa, the spark Liverpool keep hiding on the bench

🔵 Erling Haaland has changed the Premier League record book again.

📊 Liverpool went to West Ham and produced their most controlled Premier League performance in weeks. 📈 Dominated duels, controlled territory, restricted set piece threat, and created the only real xG in the game. 🤔 A proper structural reset from Slot.

🟥 Liverpool escaped London with a 2-0 win, but this was a night that told a far more complex story than the scoreline suggests. The form has been dreadful, the pressure on Slot has been growing with every match, and despite the relief, nobody can pretend all is well.

🟥 Liverpool escaped London with a 2-0 win, but this was a night that told a far more complex story than the scoreline suggests. The form has been dreadful, the pressure on Slot has been growing with every match, and despite the relief, nobody can pretend all is well.

Liverpool finally steady the ship in London, and it felt like a side rediscovering its conviction. Arne Slot made a huge call by leaving Salah on the bench, and the response from the players was exactly what has been missing in recent weeks. Calm, organised, purposeful.

New article just gone live on ItWasAlwaysFootball.com I have taken a dive into the murky subject of xG, why it matters, where it fools us and how it has changed the way I watch the game. “One game lies, fifteen games tell the truth” “xG is a guide, not a gavel”

Liverpool are heading toward a decisive moment. With Slot under intense pressure and results collapsing, the question is no longer if change might come but what happens next. In my latest piece, I explore the options, the risks and the direction the club could take if the tipping point arrives.

Liverpool 1-4 PSV Eindhoven, a night that exposed far more than a bad scoreline.

📊 74% possession, 1.93 xG, zero goals! 🔎 My stats-led review of Liverpool’s abysmal defeat to Forest. Out now on my Substack... www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/liverpool...

I woke up this morning still stunned at what I saw at Anfield yesterday. You simply cannot get hammered like that at home. Not by a side managed by Sean Dyche and who walked in sitting second bottom.

Chery Tiggo 8 being named @carwowuk Car of the Year is absolutely deserved, and after a month of owning one I can say that without hesitation. I have had Land Rovers, Audis and Mercs over the years, so moving to Chery felt like a gamble, but it has been the best decision I have made with a car.

Mo Salah has given us a decade of magic, moments that will live forever, and a standard few players in world football can touch. Yet this season the debate around him has sparked into life. Has he dipped, or have Liverpool simply stopped giving their greatest match winner the platform he needs?

The Premier League finally returns this weekend and I cannot wait to see Liverpool back at Anfield. It feels like the season has been stuck on pause for weeks and now we get straight into a home match against Nottingham Forest.

🏆 SCOTLAND v DENMARK at Hampden Park Heading through with my two kids tonight for a true winner takes all showdown. One cold Glasgow night stands between Scotland and a place at the World Cup for the first time since 1998.

🔍 Liverpool’s U21s may have just revealed a tactical clue for Slot's first team plans ⚽️ A back three, new roles, and a system that actually clicked. If it works for the kids, could Slot roll it out after the break? 🔴 Who fits the shape, why it matters, and what it means for the season.

📊 Liverpool had more possession & more passes at the Etihad, but it was City who executed with clarity and control. ⚠️ xG: City 1.51, Liverpool 0.61 📉 Ground duels won: City 41, Liverpool 26 ‼️ 99 more pressures, but no structure

What on earth is happening with refereeing in the Premier League right now? Every weekend it feels like the bar for consistency gets dragged even lower.

Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City. That felt like a step backwards. A week of decent results had hinted that we might be turning a corner, but this was back to square one. City didn’t need to be at their best to win comfortably, and that’s what makes it sting most.

Dominik Szoboszlai has been nothing short of exceptional, and his player of the month award feels like confirmation of what every Liverpool fan has seen with their own eyes. Even when the team dipped, he never did.

Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid. Not a night of chaos, but one of control. Madrid had the ball, Liverpool had the plan. Slot’s side pressed with purpose, defended with clarity, and struck when it mattered.

I didn’t catch it live last night, it was my wife’s birthday. But this morning, coffee in hand, I watched it back and could hardly believe how composed Liverpool looked. A 1-0 win over Real Madrid, and not one built on chaos or luck, but on control, purpose and conviction.

📊 #LFC 2-0 #AVFC wasn’t about moments, it was about method. 🔺 216 pressures to 142 🔺 408 accurate passes to 336 🔺 1.19 xG vs 0.41 🔺 Salah: 23 pressures, 1 goal 🔺 Szoboszlai + Mac Allister: 65 pressures combined

🟥 Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa

Out of the Carabao Cup at home to Palace, and let’s be honest, it never looked like we wanted to stay in it. The line-up said everything. Arne Slot clearly had no real intention of going for that competition, and while I understand the bigger picture, it’s still a tough one to take.

🟥 Time to Save Liverpool's Season Liverpool have become too easy to play against, I think we all agree on that. That has to change, and fast. This XI goes back to basics, adds experience, and brings presence where it’s badly needed.

🟥 Liverpool are falling apart tactically. Brentford didn’t outplay them, Liverpool let them. Four league defeats in a row, same defensive mistakes, no clean sheet since August. Arne Slot’s side look lost in structure, shape and mentality. Our full breakdown is live now 👇

Vinícius Júnior lit up El Clásico, then lit the fuse on himself. A brilliant display undone by fury, frustration and a fight that might just cost him at Real Madrid. 📰 Read the full piece now on It was always…Football www.itwasalwaysfootball.com/p/vinicius-...

Under the lights in West London, Liverpool looked lost again. Brentford bullied us, outworked us, and picked apart every weakness. Set pieces, shape, mentality, gone. This isn’t bad luck anymore, it’s systemic, and Slot has real questions to answer.

Liverpool right now feel like a team completely unsure of what it wants to be. The results are bad enough, but the performances are worse. There is no control, no rhythm, and very little belief in what we are doing. The hardest thing to watch is the hesitation.

📊 Antoine Semenyo ranks 5th in the #PremierLeague for successful take-ons this season. Last year, only Salah had more carries into the penalty area among Liverpool players. He’s ambipedal, presses relentlessly, and won’t be at AFCON. #LFC need him in January! Full breakdown on my Substack...

Liverpool 5-1 Frankfurt wasn't just a return to winning ways, it was a data-backed dismantling. 🔴 65% possession 📊 3.21 xG to 0.74 🧱 27 duels won to 26 🧠 Tactical shape control 🎯 Wirtz floating, Jones dictating, Szoboszlai progressing Full analysis: www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/liverpool...

🇸🇪 Alexander Isak - Liverpool’s £125m Man Needs a Spark Alexander Isak has played 382 minutes for #LFC, scored once, and touched the ball just 105 times. For a £125m record signing, that’s not what anyone at Anfield had in mind.

#LFC had more xG, more shots, more possession, more passes, and more touches in the box than #MUFC. They still lost. I’ve broken down what the numbers really reveal, and why the tactics made life harder for the players, not easier. Full analysis here... www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/liverpool...

Liverpool FC: now starring in No Fight. No Fire. No Plan. 🎬🔥 Plot twist? There isn’t one. Same slow build-up, same midfield black hole, same result. 🥱⚽ I was there yesterday, read the full meltdown on my Substack 👉 www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/no-fight-...

🟥 No more waiting, no more excuses. Liverpool need to play like champions today. Pressure, intensity, goals. This is the moment to remind everyone who we are. 🔴 Read it here, FREE to all on my Substack: www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/this-is-l... #LFC #LiverpoolFC #LIVMUN

🧨 Nottingham Forest have become a parody of themselves. Ange Postecoglou sacked in the tunnel after 39 days. Nineteen minutes from full-time to full-gone.

🚨 Liverpool’s build-up has broken down 📉 No Trent, no progression ⚽️ Wirtz & Salah left stranded But there’s one player in Europe who can fix it, and he’s already linked 👀 📊 The numbers don’t lie - check out my Substack now... www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/the-numbe...

Fifteen years ago, Liverpool were on the brink. Court battles, chaos, and a club drifting from its identity. Today, under Fenway Sports Group, we stand rebuilt, reborn, and back among football’s elite.

🔥 New on It Was Always…Football Marcus Rashford looks reborn in Barcelona colours. Confidence restored, goals flowing, fans singing his name again. From Old Trafford doubt to Camp Nou delight, this is the story of a man rediscovering himself. 📖 Read it now: Marcus Rashford Reborn ✍️

Liverpool’s moment has arrived. After grinding through the toughest start of any contender, Arne Slot’s side finally have a run they can own. Four home games in seven, rivals under strain, Anfield ready to roar. This is where the season turns. 📝 Read on Substack: It was always…Liverpool

Time for Liverpool to Make Their Move Well, this is it now. This is the stretch that tells you everything.

Steven Gerrard says “the time wasn’t right” to return to Rangers. What he really meant? The club’s a shambles. Brutal, honest, essential reading. 📝 Steven Gerrard Says “The Time Wasn’t Right” – Translation: Rangers Are a Shambles

Wirtz hasn’t clicked yet, but the answer might already be in the squad. Curtis Jones could be Arne Slot’s missing link? New on It was always...Liverpool 🔴 🔗 How Curtis Jones can be the solution to Arne Slot’s Florian Wirtz headache 👇 www.itwasalwaysliverpool.com/p/solving-t... #LFC #Liverpool

🔴 Ten years since #Klopp arrived at #Anfield, the Premier League has never been the same. From #Guardiola’s dynasty to #Chelsea’s chaos, it’s clear who’s built and who’s bluffed. 🏆 My latest blog: The Managers Who Changed Football Forever 📖 Read now on It was always...Football