Matt Ladson
Matt Ladson is the co-founder and editor of This Is Anfield, the independent Liverpool news and comment website, and covers all areas of the Reds for FourFourTwo – including transfer analysis, interviews, title wins and European trophies. As well as writing about Liverpool for FourFourTwo he also contributes to other titles including Yahoo and Bleacher Report. He is a lifelong fan of the Reds.
Latest articles by Matt Ladson

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Andoni Iraola knows what he has to do to fix Liverpool's structural deficiencies this season - and it's a cost-effective solution, too

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A new era, but Liverpool fans could be forgiven for thinking they were watching a match from last season as they salvaged a 2-2 draw with Newcastle in Andoni Iraola’s opening game in charge.

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SEASON PREVIEW Liverpool's 'Mentality Monsters' culture was eroded under Arne Slot, and the loss of Mohamed Salah could be catastrophic; Andoni Iraola has an enormous task ahead of him

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Why the challenge at Liverpool this season is way bigger than many people realise

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OPINION Few clubs’ supporters hold their manager in the same regard as Liverpool do

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Liverpool’s 2025/26 season was a failure which means Arne Slot must be held accountable

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Liverpool fans have lost faith in Arne Slot, after a dour draw to faltering Chelsea: how can the Dutchman go on?

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OPINION A year since Liverpool won the title, a very different mood now envelopes Anfield on and off the pitch.

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As 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' belted out from the away corner at the end of the first Merseyside derby at Everton’s new home, on the pitch goalscorers Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk led the Liverpool team over to their triumphant fans

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As Mohamed Salah waved to The Kop after Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat to PSG on Tuesday night it brought down the curtain on his Champions League career for the Reds

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Liverpool face Paris Saint-Germain this week in the Champions League, with Arne Slot's job potentially on the line

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"Our fans deserve it and we will fight like hell,” was the message Mohamed Salah delivered to Liverpool supporters in May 2024, when the Reds had just finished third in the Premier League

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Liverpool have it all to play for, as the Reds look to end the season with a bang and a boom

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Liverpool have gone from zero to heroes when it comes to the dead ball - what's behind this dramatic turnaround?

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OPINION Slot's Liverpool exit edges closer: How much patience do the Reds have?

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'Fortress Anfield' and 'heavy metal football' were two phrases that become synonymous with Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp, but 19 months after the German’s departure both can, for now, be consigned to the past

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Mohamed Salah's return for Liverpool this weekend shows an amicable resolution is likely after some Anfield turbulence

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Liverpool's safety first approach against Sunderland in midweek turned the spotlight back onto Arne Slot's Anfield future

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot was the subject of Nottingham Forest fans' full-time chanting after the East Midlands club's famous Anfield victory over the weekend

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Liverpool have begun their title defence by unravelling dramatically, with what's becoming apparent is a squad built for a different time and a different league

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Two games, two wins, two clean sheets. Is it time to declare Liverpool are back?

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How does Liverpool boss Arne Slot get all of his trio of new attacking signings on the pitch at the same time? Perhaps the answer is without Mo Salah in the side

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OPINION Is the German a £116m player Arne Slot didn't actually need?
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