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.
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Liverpool have been accused of lacking an edge in recent weeks, but found it against the reigning champions to kick-start their campaign

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REDS Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have won just three of their eight games so far this season. So what lies behind their struggling start?

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COMMENT Jurgen Klopp is usually supportive of Liverpool's business in the transfer window – but even he has recently the Reds could be doing more

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Last season Liverpool got to the Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup finals, and took the Premier League to the final day – will they aim for history again?

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How can Liverpool improve on two trophies? Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield details Jurgen Klopp's to-do list for 2022/23…

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Despite boasting an enviable array of midfield talent, there is a feeling another world class operator wouldn't go a miss in Jurgen Klopp's system

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LIVERPOOL Liverpool wins away at Everton have been few and far between recently. So after this week's 4-1 thumping, This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson looks back on the greatest Goodison victories for the Reds

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FRENCH FARCE Mishandling, miscommunication and misrepresentation around security and tickets for the Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League final led to a dangerous situation

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INTERVIEW Liverpool beat Real Madrid in Paris to lift the 1981 European Cup. Ahead of a re-run in the Champions League final this weekend, goalscorer Alan Kennedy

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KING OF THE KOP Mohamed Salah has just been named FWA Footballer of the Year – but his connection to Liverpool fans will always be about more than outside recognition

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Who's the biggest Liverpool legend ever? From Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, let's delve into the best Reds of all time

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MAKING HISTORY Jurgen Klopp's men are closer to winning an unprecedented quadruple than anyone before. Can they really land the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup in one season?

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Liverpool have struck gold with Luis Diaz and potentially secured an uncertain future – but as Matt Ladson of This is Anfield explains, things could have worked out very differently…

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COMMENT With hotels full, many Ukrainians opened up their homes so Liverpool fans could be in Kyiv for the 2018 Champions League final, forging a bond between the cities that stands strong

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ANALYSIS For a number of Liverpool's newer faces, a Carabao Cup win would be the first silverware of their careers – and would push the whole squad on to achieve more this season

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Liverpool's late move for Luis Diaz could revitalise the frontline – so what does this mean for the current Reds line-up? This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson analyses

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Jurgen Klopp will be at Liverpool until 2024 – but to avoid the mistakes Manchester United made after an iconic manager left, they need to have a plan

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COMMENT Liverpool's star forward Mohamed Salah jets off to AFCON as the Premier League's most in-form player

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LIVERPOOL Over the next week, Liverpool face Leicester, Leeds and Leicester again – despite having four players isolating. So how will Jurgen Klopp's team look?

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ANALYSIS Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are set to miss most of January while representing their countries at the Africa Cup of Nations – so what will the Reds do about it?

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LIVERPOOL Liverpool are back to their soaring best - and Jurgen Klopp can put the resurgence down to a few factors

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp takes FourFourTwo around the Reds' new state-of-the-art Kirkby training ground

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The Kop roars, the Klopp soars - these are the most remarkable moments on the red half of Merseyside in recent memory
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