Liverpool's Premier League defeat on Wednesday, at the hands of Everton, looks to have scuppered the Reds' hopes of winning the league title. But John Roycroft thinks that Liverpool's hopes of silverware may  have come unstuck when Jurgen Klopp announced his retirement from the club so early in the season.  

The FA Cup clash of England's two most successful sides offers the promise of an exciting encounter. But as John Roycroft points out, recent meetings have not lived up to the hype.

The news of Jurgen Klopp's intention to leave Liverpool at the end of the season seems to have lifted his team's performances ahead of the side facing fellow title-contenders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London tomorrow, writes John Roycroft

Can lowly Bournemouth upset table-toppers Liverpool tomorrow evening? History indicates no, but John Roycroft sees a situation where The Cherries can knock the Mersesysiders off their pedestal. 

The latest VAR controversy brings to a head the methods used by the referees using the technology, writes John Roycroft

The writing is on the wall for Stephen Kenny's time as Irish manager, who despite offering an attractive alternative was eventually let down by results, writes John Roycroft. 

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?

April will tell a lot as to the destination of this season's Premier League title, starting with this week's encounters with Liverpool for the table's top two sides, writes John Roycroft.

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.

The north-west derby, tomorrow evening, sees a resurgent Man United travel to a Liverpool side struggling to find the high standards of recent years. Despite its probable lack of impact on the table, it still is one of the highlights of the season, writes John Roycroft

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.

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.

The departure of Sadio Mané from Liverpool will come as bad news for many Reds. His boots will be hard to fill. John Roycroft looks at why he is leaving and what Liverpool have done to replace the star performer.

Even though Liverpool are closer to completing an unprecedented quadruple haul of titles, it now looks less likely to happen according to John Roycroft. Not with what is happening on the field but rather the decisions being made by the Premier League and the TV stations covering the league.

While the league title may not be definitively decided in tomorrow's game between Manchester City and Liverpool. John Roycroft feels only a win for the Reds will be enough to maintain their title-challenge  

Despite Pool closing the gap on City to three points at the top, John Roycroft still thinks the overwhelming advantage lies in the champions' hands...

Fans and pundits alike are continually upset at the decision process of the Video Assistant Referee in the Premier League. But as John Roycroft develops, it's the referees themselves, rather than VAR technology, that is still getting the critical decisions wrong.

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

WE'VE concluded the first month of the new Premier League season and after Liverpool's confident victory over Arsenal last Monday it's hard to tell where last season ended and this season picked up.