The Anfield Wrap

Liverpool's preseason continues apace and now the first game is very much on the horizon. Liverpool face West Ham in less than three weeks. The Anfield Wrap takes stock on Citytalk this week about where those preparations are up to. Both Mo Salah and Sadio Mane have returned to the fold and both looked very sharp against a young Manchester City. We have a clip from our interview with Jürgen Klopp. That talk was fascinating is available in full through our subscription service. We also have the same with Andy Robertson, a man who now feels very much part of the furniture at Anfield even though he has really only emerged this year. We chat about Curtis Jones and Rafa Camacho both making strong claims for themselves being available in Liverpool's first team squad and we dwell on exactly how the United States has been for The Reds. The Anfield Wrap is hosted by Neil Atkinson and he is joined by Gareth Roberts, Craig Hannan and John Gibbons from a Detroit hotel room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Juli 201852min

The Rider this week sees Neil Atkinson, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia joined by Joe Connolly to talk about his Port Sunlight life. This mostly consists of tutting at strangers who do not pass Port Sunlight muster and arguing the area is becoming gentrified. They have a Vietnamese don't you know. What else? Well Neil is about to go away (which is real time means he has gone away) to the United States so there is a chat about that. Gig of the week is back, the banger is in there. And there is eight good songs. Which there always is. A genuine pleasure all round. Tracklisting: Lizzo - Boys Ciara - Level Up Strange Collective - Super Touchy Bromheads Jacket - Poppy Bird SOPHIE - Is It Cold In The Water Style Council - Long Hot Summer RAYE - Friends Tirzah - Affection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Juli 20181h 6min

Liverpool fan and WWE superstar Zack Gibson joins Andy Heaton and Neil Docking to talk about his journey so far - including his recent WWE UK Championship Tour success - his first memories of being a Red, how he keeps up with Jürgen Klopp's side on the road and what he hopes the future holds for his career in professional wrestling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Juli 201849min

Liverpool are in America and so are The Anfield Wrap. Neil Atkinson is joined by Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons and Craig Hannan to discuss Liverpool's defeat to Borussia Dortmund in North Carolina . We also have exclusive audio with Jurgen Klopp and some of the squad after the game.  The Anfield Wrap are covering all three Liverpool games from the USA as part of the International Champions Cup. Share the experience with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Juli 201852min

On the eve of Liverpool's American tour there is the good news about Alisson joining the club for a World Record fee. What this means for the club is thoroughly dissected by John Gibbons and Paul Cope.  John and Paul though also reflect on the news around Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and his injury woes. They look at what our rivals have been up to so far.  Also on the show is Ian Salmon talking about the second run of his acclaimed play Those Two Weeks.  Alex Baillee joins us to talk about about his photographs which illustrated Simon Hughes's On The Brink work and which now are exhibited in Central Library throughout August.  And we end with Blackburn - Liverpool winning 0-2 with a Naby Keita masterclass. Mo Stewart, Paula Murphy and Kevin Murphy join us for that.  Hosted it all is Neil Atkinson. It's everything any Liverpool supporter needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Juli 201858min

There is some anger on The Rider about the general state of things, there is lots of news of lovely weekends filled with Stephanie Heneghan cameos, there is the eight great songs.  There is also the fact that we are all together. These times seem rarer and rarer and so they must be enjoyed. Neil Atkinson hosting with John Gibbons, Stephanie Heneghan and Adam Melia in the house.  Tracklisting:  Whipped Cream - Drag Me  Jaden Smith - Breakfast  Bellhouse (Mill's, lad) - Mess  Mouse on Mars and Eric D Clark - Lost And Found  Melody's Echo Chamber - Visions Of Someone Special On A Wall Of Reflections  Childish Gambino - Summertime Magic  Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman  Christine And The Queens - Doesn't Matter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Juli 20181h 1min

An unconventional Anfield Wrap this week sees Neil Atkinson host a long long at the aftermath of the World Cup along with the realities of squad management that now confront Jurgen Klopp. What does an ideal Jurgen Klopp squad look like? Indeed, can such a thing be possible? The manager himself has changed his approach during his time at the club and looks set to continue that this season. He does so with his long time assistant Zeliko Buvac who will not be returning to Liverpool. Does this complicate things for Klopp? Is there any plan to replace him? We work through this with Melissa Reddy and Paul Hogan. We talk to Rory Smith about Russia 2018 and look ahead to the chaos of a Premier League season no one seems entirely prepared for. We have Matt Jones talking to us about Everton, their 22-0 win and Marco Silva taking stock of his squad. John Gibbons is very excited by the tour which is ahead of the club and The Anfield Wrap as well. It's a taster of a lot of what The Anfield Wrap looks to do on a regular basis, in association with Redsbet. Click here to subscribe and hear shows like this across the course of what should be a marvellous 2018/18 season for Liverpool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

16 Juli 20181h 22min

This week on The Anfield Wrap's Radio Citytalk show we get stuck into: Liverpool's likely signing of Xherdan Shaqiri. How that could feed in tactically. What this means for the prospective Nabil Fekir deal. Who will be able to keep a squad place going into the season from Liverpool's back up forwards. The World Cup Final. Dejan Lovren. Danny Ward getting an opportunity for The Reds. It's a packed show. We have our Redsbet segment in there as well. Neil Atkinson hosts with Mike Nevin, Andy Heaton and Joel Sanderson-Murray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Juli 201851min