Calvin Ramsay

Our newest edition to the squad this summer is 18 year old Scottish right back, Calvin Ramsay. He signed a 5 year deal with the reds, costing around £6.5 million including add ons. 

Ramsay played for Aberdeen from the age of 8 years old all the way up to 18, last season was his first season in the SPL with Aberdeens first team and he produced 5 assists and 1 goal in 22 games in the SPL. 

By the end of the season, Ramsay went on to win the SFWA Young Player of the Year in just his first season. This came with interest from many clubs around Europe, Liverpool however winning the race for one of the most regarded youngsters in Europe right now. 

He will be a back up right back behind Trent and he may play the role that Tsimikas did for Robertson, by giving competition to Trent and pushing for a first team spot. 

I think he’ll be an exciting talent and I am looking forward to seeing him play at Anfield. 

Fabio Carvahlo

After being the reds’ first official signing of the summer, I wanted to take a look at the 19 year-old Portuguese at a closer glance.

Fabio Carvalho was born in Lisbon, he grew up to play for the academy of Benfica. Then his family moved to England where he signed for 8th division team, Balham and later moving to Fulham.

Last season, Carvalho scored a total of 11 goals, including a goal in an FA Cup game against Man City, and provided 8 assists in 38 games with a Fulham team that finished top of the Championship with 90 points and 106 goals for. 

In his international career he represented England from U15’s to U18’s level then, in 2022, he was called up to represent Portugal at U21’s level. During his 4 games with the U21’s he has scored 2 goals. 

I am looking forward to see how he plays at Liverpool as he is a versatile player in the attacking positions and he would be a great fit for the style of play that Klopp uses. He is an exciting player. 

Transfer Window

After the signings of Nunez, Ramsay and Carvalho and the January signing of Luis Diaz, it looks like the reds will not make any more signings this summer but there will be a few more departures. 

It has been a successful window in my opinion, Ramsay looks like a good backup for Trent at right-back and he is 18 so many years ahead, Carvalho looks like a relented youngster and he is also 18 and then Nunez, who is 22, looks to be one of the best signings in the whole window as he is a great goal scoring forward. 

I am looking forward to seeing all of the new signings play and I am excited for Diaz’s first full season as a red.

Takumi Minamino: Departure

Liverpool have agreed to let 27 year-old, Takumi Minamino go at a fee of around €15 million plus add ons but only subject to a medical. 

The Japanese forward joined Liverpool in January 2020 for £7.25 million and has failed to maintain a starting position due to strong competition. 

He has played 55 games and has scored a total of 14 goals, including 10 goals in 22 games last season. 

It will be sad to see the forward go as he is a good player and still has a few years ahead of him. However, with the strong competition of Salah, Firmino, Mane and Jota in recent seasons, he hasn’t really had a chance to break into the starting eleven. Plus, the new signings have put him further down the pecking order. 

I wish luck to Minamino at Monaco and I would hope he finds a starting place in the Ligue 1 side. 

Sadio Mane: Departure

Sadio Mane is expected to arrive in Munich today to complete his medical for German champions Bayern Munich. With the Senegalese attacker set to leave, I’ll be looking at his potential replacements  

First of all, in January, the signing of the Colombian attacker, Luis Diaz from Porto, was the beginning of the rebuild after Mane was already expected to leave this summer. So far he has proven to be a great signing and I believe he will thrive in the next few years. 

Bringing in, 22 year old, Darwin Núñez last week was the second step of the rebuild. He proves to be quite the talent as he has had a brilliant season at Benfica, scoring 34 goals last season. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can bring to the club. 

Mane will be a big loss as he has spent so many good years with the club and all the fans will miss him, but also I think I can speak for the fans and say we are all excited to see the future of Liverpool with Núñez, Diaz and the rumours of Asensio. 

Wijnaldum Potential Loan

 In the last few days former Red Gini Wijnaldum has been linked with a shock return to Liverpool on a loan move. This is since he hasn’t had the best season at PSG, leading him to not be included in the Netherlands squad for the Nations League this June. 

I believe having Wijnaldum back at Liverpool would be a good idea because he could help with the younger players’ development because of the experience he has and he could also fill in a gap for the new midfielder spot which could be filled by Jude Bellingham next summer. 

Next season the Reds would be planning to bring in a new midfielder as James Milner’s contract is ending and so is Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s. 

Plus, a young investment such as Bellingham would be good for the future of Liverpool as he is only 18 years old. 

Liverpool vs Real Madrid: My Own Experience

For me, one of the most important things in my life is football. I love everything about it, and I have a huge passion for it. So, when I found out I was going to Paris to watch the Champions League Final, I was adrenalized. Little did I know, I had to save this adrenalin for later. 

The day before the Final had arrived. My dad and I set off in the car towards Paris, red scarves waving out of our windows as we travelled down the motorway. Near enough every single car we had passed had a red scarf or a red flag in and waves and beeps followed us as we edged closer to the channel crossing. Arriving at Folkstone, almost every car has a Liverpool fan in, and this just made me realise that we truly do have the best fans in the world, everyone was smiling and enjoying the journey, looking forward to the Final on the next night. The realisation that we were going to our second final together was slowly coming to us. The 2 and a half hour drive was exciting and full of great views, but coming into Paris was the greatest feeling. After parking up at our accommodation in the suburbs or Paris, we unpacked and went straight to the train station. The 10 minute train journey to Gard Du Nord was quiet and relaxing but the moment we stepped off the train we were met by many Reds coming from all directions. We decided to head into the Latin quarter where we spent the night drinking with fellow reds and singing well into the night. 

Waking up on the UCL Final day was a fantastic feeling, even after the lack of sleep. We headed out early to take in the experience that had been handed to us. Going into Paris again and seeing even more Liverpool fans was a great feeling. After eating, we headed off to the fan park. Walking out from the Metro station, we were met by thick red smoke and a sea of reds singing their hearts out. It was truly a great feeling to see that everyone had come together, again it made realise how amazing our fans are. 

After hours of singing, we made our way to Stade de France. More singing followed on the train towards the stadium and even more excitement built. 5.38pm. There it was. The stadium where we were all hoping we’d see the 7th European trophy for Liverpool being lifted. We were greeted by queues from the station all the way down to the underpass of the Paris super-périphérique and then from there up to the stadium. Police vans blocked half of the walk way of the path up to the stadium as thousands of reds moved slowly. We finally arrived at the ramp that took us up to the stadium and we were met by French police blocking the walkway, searching everyone that passes. At last, we arrived at the stadium an hour and a half after stepping off the train. Finding that there were no more programmes available, we headed to gate A where, again, we were met by more queues. This time there was a different feeling to it. People were impatient and tired. French youngsters were spread out in the crowds and snuck down the side of the queues pushing in to the front with fake tickets. After 20 minutes of waiting, a gang of French men stormed the gates and found their way into the stadium. With this happening, 4/5 of the gates were shut leading to more waiting and impenitentness. 9.25pm. We get through the gate and make our way up the steps into the stadium, adrenalin had started to wear off and the reality had hit, we had been stood up waiting for 3 hours. 

The game whizzed by as it was not what we had hoped. A fantastic performance from Courtois in the Real Madrid goal kept them in the game and it led to Vini Jr scoring the only goal of the game which was a result of a mistake from Trent. 

If the events hadn’t occurred outside of the stadium beforehand, maybe the game would have been different. But it wasn’t what we hoped in any way, but to go to a UCL final was amazing.  After an amazing season I can say that we truly are the best team in the world, but the boys were just worn out. 

Best Games I've Been To: Liverpool vs Barcelona 2019

I will be releasing my match reports on the best games I have been to and to start it off we have Liverpool vs Barcelona in May 2019. 

Liverpool went through to a second consecutive UEFA Champions League Final, after one of the greatest comebacks in football history, to beat Barcelona 4-0 and 4-3 on aggregate. Many sports fans doubted that Liverpool were going to find a way to comeback. But a confident Jurgen Klopp found a way to shock everybody. The atmosphere inside and outside the stadium before the match would give you goose bumps; Liverpool fans were ready to watch a great game of football which would turn out to be a historic European night.

If Liverpool were to comeback, they would be only the third team in Champions League history to do it from 3 goals down, it was looking very promising as a long ball from Matip went to Henderson who’s shot was brilliantly saved by Ter Stegen and put into the path of Divok Origi early on.

After the break, half time substitute Georginio Wijnaldum put a low driven shot past Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and then, after a precise cross from Xherdan Shaqiri, Wijnaldum placed a beautiful header into the top corner, 122 seconds after his first, which made Anfield erupt.

The brilliance, though, did not stop there, the comeback was complete after a magnificent, quickly taken corner from young Alexander-Arnold caught Barcelona off guard, which made the Liverpool fans explode with joy, after allowing a well-placed Divok Origi to complete Mission Impossible, delirium inside Anfield

Everything about the night was fantastic. The tens of thousands greeting the Liverpool coach a full two hours before the start, the pyrotechnics, the way the Liverpool fans jeered Luiz Suarez and Coutinho, the comeback and all the Liverpool players lined up and singing You’ll Never Walk Alone in front of the Kop afterwards, which made hairs stick up on the back of everyone’s neck. What a night for Liverpool!

Player Bio: Trent Alexander Arnold

European champion, Club World Cup champion and Premier League champion, this blog is going to be about Trent Alexander Arnold, with my views on his importance at Liverpool Football Club and his career so far.

He was born on the 7th of October 1998 in West Derby, Liverpool. At just the age of 6, he was given the opportunity in the Liverpool academy. At the age of 16, he captained the youth team and played in a variety of positions, before finding that right back was his perfect position for him. 

He made his professional debut for Liverpool on the 25th of October 2016 in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Moreover, Trent earned a spot in the EFL Team of the round. He started in the next round of the League cup in a 2-0 win over Leeds United, where he was awarded Man of the Match. 

He was called up to the first team as Nathaniel Clyne was out injured. On the 15th of August 2017 he scored his first professional goal for Liverpool in a 2-1 win over German side Hoffenheim making him the third youngest player to score on their European debut for Liverpool. Later on in the Champions League group stages he managed to score in a 7-0 win over Maribor. In the same season, he became the youngest Liverpool player to start in a Champions League Final.

In the 2018-19 season Liverpool had a good season finishing second in the Premier League and winning the Champions League, after a 2-0 win over Tottenham. After this he broke records for becoming the youngest player to play in 2 consecutive Champions League Finals and the most assists for a defender in the Premier League with 12. His success didn't stop there because he was nominated for a Ballon D'or and he won the Club World cup, the Super Cup and now the Premier League. 

I believe that Trent Alexander Arnold is a very important part to the Liverpool squad because of the amount of chances he creates, his pace and his ability to drive the team up the pitch. I have seen him play multiple times, including his Man of the Match performance against Barcelona last year, and he never fails to impress me and many other Liverpool fans. His future is very bright and I believe that someday he will be a Ballon D'or winner.

Man City vs Liverpool

Newly crowned premier League Champions, Liverpool, suffer 4-0 defeat to second place, Manchester City. 

Before the game the Manchester City players and staff respectfully gave the newly crowned Premier League Champs a Guard of Honour to congratulate The Reds on their first ever premier League title win.

Liverpool started the game with a nice break through the Manchester City defence, but only ended with Mohamed Salah hitting the post after he was past all the defenders.

Cities first came from a penalty as Joe Gomez was holding Raheem Sterling in the box, De Bruyne slots it home sending Alison the wrong way. 

The second came from ex-Red Raheem Sterling, City used their brilliant passing tactics to break through Liverpool's strong defence and were able to get the ball to an unmarked Sterling where he could put the ball past an arriving Alison. 

More one touch passing led to the third goal. David Silva and Phil Foden used these tactics to their own good and the skilful passing led to Foden's 4th of the season and now the Champions were 3-0 down. 

A good ball from Kevin De Bruyne to Raheem Sterling led to the fourth and final goal for City, Sterling takes the ball around Joe Gomez and goes to put the ball into the bottom left of the goal where it deflects off a defending Oxlade-Chamberlin to go in for an own goal.

In the 95th minute, Riyad Mahrez thought he had clinched the 5th but fortunately for Liverpool it was ruled out after Phil Foden handballed it in the build up.

The Reds may have won the league but they did not show it against City at all.