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

Arne Slot's Liverpool departure takes another step towards the inevitable after rival's admission
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool's safety first approach against Sunderland in midweek turned the spotlight back onto Arne Slot's Anfield future

Arne Slot has five Liverpool games to get things right before unthinkable as early signs of Anfield mutiny show
By Matt Ladson published
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

This Liverpool squad isn't built for the Premier League anymore - and this is why
By Matt Ladson published
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

Arne Slot backtracks on 'baffling' Liverpool tactics in time for Real Madrid schooling
By Matt Ladson published
Two games, two wins, two clean sheets. Is it time to declare Liverpool are back?

Liverpool are a confused team and Mo Salah is suffering most - this is Arne Slot's greatest Anfield challenge
By Matt Ladson published
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

Florian Wirtz’s Liverpool role has created more problems than it solved
By Matt Ladson published
OPINION Is the German a £116m player Arne Slot didn't actually need?

Why Liverpool’s 'bastion of invincibility' is forcing opponents to submit
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool came up with a late winner once more - can they sweep everything before them with this inevitability?

Anfield's 'ugly football' eclipsed by solo brilliance as Liverpool triumph spectacularly in battle of the bands with Arsenal
By Matt Ladson published
Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning free-kick for Liverpool against Arsenal ended the Gunners' unbeaten streak against the Premier League's 'Big Six'

'It's hard' Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson's words of warning leaves Arne Slot much to ponder
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker's words of warning went somewhat under the radar after the Reds' opening weekend victory over AFC Bournemouth

Florian Wirtz issues, poor forward planning, a Salah solution needed – Five things Liverpool learned this summer
By Matt Ladson published
OPINION Liverpool’s Community Shield penalty shootout defeat to Crystal Palace won’t be one which Arne Slot will be overly concerned about, but the Dutchman does have areas that need addressing

Liverpool Season Preview 2025-26: Time to double down and continue the dominance, while managing the emotional impact of Diogo Jota's death
By Matt Ladson published
PREVIEW Liverpool's hope is that they can retain the league title for the first time since 1984 and go further in the Champions League than the last 16

Here's where Liverpool will play Florian Wirtz in their attack
By Matt Ladson published
New Liverpool attacker Florian Wirtz offers plenty of tactical flexibility across the Reds' frontline - and here's how

Inside Liverpool's title weekend: How celebrations turned to horror
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool are champions - and FourFourTwo were on the ground from the triumphant trophy lift to the nightmare event that clouded the entire long weekend

Trent Alexander-Arnold is joining Liverpool's rivals - you can understand why fans would boo
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool vs Arsenal should have been an encore from the champions against their closest challengers - but Trent Alexander-Arnold became the focus for all the wrong reasons

What it means to see Liverpool win the Premier League
By Matt Ladson published
OPINION For any Liverpool supporter of a similar age, born in the mid-1980s, this had been a long time coming

No, the Premier League isn't bad this season: Liverpool are just that good
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool are set to win the Premier League by a huge margin - now Matt Ladson writes from Anfield that this is still the best competition on Earth

'That Alexander-Arnold spoke more with a goal gesture than he did with any other communication to supporters is one of the reasons his move to Real Madrid isn’t being accepted too kindly on Merseyside': How it got to this stage with Liverpool and Trent
By Matt Ladson published
OPINION Matt Ladson from fan channel This Is Anfield assesses the situation that could overshadow Liverpool's 20th league title

Alexander Isak shows Liverpool EXACTLY what they’re missing
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool's lack of an equal to Alexander Isak was clear against Newcastle United in the League Cup final - and is an obvious weakness for the Reds

Liverpool's last title celebrations were anticlimactic and 2024/25's could easily be overshadowed by uncertainty
By Matt Ladson published
OPINION A year ago Jurgen Klopp entered his final weeks at the club with no news of his replacement, the same uncertainty hovers over Anfield 12 months on

Liverpool have already won one of 'three finals' - with two more to come
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool are miles ahead at the top of the Premier League and targeting the first silverware of the Arne Slot era

'Hand it over Manchester' Liverpool fans have a new question ahead of title procession
By Matt Ladson published
May 25 is firmly marked in the diaries of Liverpool fans with a double celebration planned

Why Liverpool could face the same issue as last season - with a defining week ahead
By Matt Ladson published
THIS IS ANFIELD Liverpool toiled to a 2-1 win over Wolves - and Arne Slot needs his players to dig in again over the weeks ahead

If you know your history you will appreciate the irony of Goodison Park's final act in the final Merseyside Derby ever played there
By Matt Ladson published
ON THE GROUND FourFourTwo were inside the old stadium to watch a Merseyside derby befitting of the 120 Everton-Liverpool games played here before it
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