Anthony Kelly

How Jurgen Klopp unshackled the burden of history to guide Liverpool to the title

Like all football institutions, the gravitational pull of Liverpool’s epic past is inescapable. With a sense of weighted respect and wary inevitability a procession…

27/06/2020

Premier League midweek fixtures: Five things we learned

The Premier League’s heralded return rumbled on this week with fixtures being crammed in left, right and centre after months of hiatus. It was…

26/06/2020

Premier League weekend: Heroes and villains

As the first round of Premier League action in three months passes us by, it’s time to take stock and decide which players were…

22/06/2020

Premier League weekend: Five things we learned

After months of uncertainty, calls to void the season, debates about the merits of points-per-game and entertaining ourselves with a mixture of weekly quizzes…

22/06/2020

Moments that made the Premier League: The bar is raised by Man City's Catalan revolution

For the umpteenth time in just under 80 relentless minutes of action, Manchester City had their Stoke City counterparts exactly where they wanted them.…

20/06/2020

Why Marcus Rashford's great example proves that footballers are more than playing their part

In the midst of wholesale criticism for a perceived botched reply to a national crisis, the British government opted to fire a surprise shot…

18/06/2020

Why Premier League chiefs must be wary of Newcastle United's potential takeover

The conception of the Premier league is a fascinating tale of clandestine meetings, outraged outsiders and burning ambition. However, one of the most astonishing…

12/06/2020

Five Liverpool squad players who would benefit from extra substitutions after Project Restart

With the Premier League’s Project Restart now in full swing, wheels are in motion to get football back on our screens for our collective…

07/06/2020

Moments that made the Premier League: The billion pound barrier is finally broken

Economists often speak of endless cycles of boom and bust periods that leave speculators perpetually anxious and pondering the exact moment when a bubble…

07/06/2020