John Roycroft wonders if the move by Trent Alexander Arnold to the centre of the pitch in recent games is the answer to Liverpool midfield woes this season?

Last Sunday's 7-0 win by Liverpool against Man United was an unbelievable and humiliating result for United. But John Roycroft thinks it is a freakish result that United can recover from and Liverpool can build on.

While Premier League representatives enjoy a large degree of success in the Champions League, results, this week, suggest that they are far from having things their own way. John Roycroft thinks English clubs do not enjoy the level of success their wealth and spending should see them achieve.

Liverpool and under pressure boss Jurgen Klopp got some relief in their victory over Everton in the Mersesyside derby on Monday night. But John Roycroft points out that the win cannot disguise the hole in Liverpool's midfield formation.

The downturn in form of the Premier League's three most recent successful sides has opened the door for some non traditional top-six sides to take advantage. Is this a dramatic change in the league's paradigm or just a blip in form? asks John Roycroft

News that Liverpool's owners are seeking investment in the club has raised the prospect of a rich Gulf State buying the venerable Merseyside football club. John Roycroft looks at the prospective bidders and asks are Liverpool fans ready to accept the reality behind oil-backed success.

The only consistency is inconsistency as Tottenham Hotspur host Liverpool tomorrow. John Roycroft looks at the reasons behind two excellent sides that are scrambling to win in their fixtures this season.

Football and the Premier League bore the brunt of games postponed in the wake of the passing of Queen Elizabeth. John Roycroft reckons the decision to put off games was made more in fear of fan reactions than the need to mark the passing of the monarch. 

One German manager was shown the door, the other is a beloved saviour of the the club. John Roycroft explains why Jurgen Klopp can survive after a worse start to the season than Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea.  

While many problems still exist for Manchester United, defeat for Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday night has exposed depth and fitness issues with the Merseysiders, writes John Roycroft.

Next season's Premier League is fast approaching, John Roycroft looks at how it might shape up. 

As contrary reports on Mohamed Salah status at Liverpool emerge, John Roycroft points out that a Salah departure is not as feared at Liverpool as it once was 

John Roycroft wonders if a Liverpool win in the early kick-off this afternoon against Watford can add pressure on Pep Guardiola and Man City, who play later that evening.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah laid out his clearest public demand for a new contract in a controversial magazine interview while away with Egypt at AFCON. But as John Roycroft points out, both negotiating parties have hard red lines that neither side is willing to cross.

Once again, the Christmas fixture schedule has had an effect on the Premier League title race. John Roycroft looks at how the closest title race in years has changed so dramatically in a matter of weeks.

The Christmas and 'Boxing Day' fixture crush is a long tradition of English top-tier football. John Roycroft looks how this will affect the title contenders in this most competitive of Premier League seasons. 

English side's success in the Champions League in recent years shows the strength of the Premier League. But John Roycroft wonders the effect a super strong English league will have on the health of European football overall. 

The Premier League's top two sides face each other on Sunday, John Roycroft notes that despite scoring a truckload of goals already this season both sides have been let down when they needed a goal most.

Two events last weekend showed that some humanity still exists in the cynical world of professional football

Swedish billionaire says he wants to buy the club he has followed since a child

LIKE Brexit and the Coronavirus, VAR is one of those things that slips our consciousness for long periods but then suddenly consumes our every waking moment when it crashes onto the news once again.

ONE thing this horrible 2020 has provided us in abundance, is that karma seems to tip its scale faster than ever before.