This is the Blood Red podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

A very good afternoon and welcome to the Blood Red podcast coming to you from the Liverpool Echo offices.

Liverpool followed up a much needed win against West Ham United last week with a frustrating and slightly

depressing draw against Sunderland midweek at Anfield.

This weekend, they'll face Leeds United in a game where both managers are under pressure to get a result.

So we're going to chew the fat on that now with my solitary guest today in a very intimate setting. I'm joined Liverpool Echo LFC correspondent Paul Gost how are you today? Good Rich, yes yes I'm good we are now on the countdown to Christmas aren't we? We are indeed in that mode where Liverpool playing three games a week and it's difficult to get your bearings and keep up.

But yeah, we shall plough on and loads to get into actually.

We thought it was an interesting press conference from Arnold Slot today, which we will mull over, I'm sure, looking ahead to tomorrow and the week that was.

So, yeah, let's get stuck in.

We'll get stuck in.

Before we get into the

slightly depressing subject of football obviously we are we are in December Christmas is fast

approaching as you said have you made a list for Father Christmas yeah no no I'm still

trying to pretend the Christmas isn't hailing down the path really I've got my daughter

sorted for Christmas but everyone else at the moment has got nothing but

it's probably a lump of coal and a tangerine off the fridge.

So I need to start making some plans, to be honest.

What about you?

Well, yeah, I'm getting there, mate.

I've crunched the numbers on the spreadsheet and I'm pleased to tell the Garnet family,

Christmas can go

ahead. You know, we've made the necessary visions. I've put young Matthews ordering with Father

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