The mentality change, the former Klopp ally, and the player to rival Alisson for signing of the season

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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4.4 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It's been some year for Liverpool and, should they overcome Arsenal in the late kick-off, they would end 2018 unbeaten at home in the Premier League.And, more importantly, it would also ensure they would stay at least six points clear at the top going into 2019.If recent history, as well as form, is anything to go by, Jurgen Klopp's side should do the business against the GunnersBut is this Arsenal team a different beast to the one that meekly surrendered at Anfield in August last year?Their performance in this season's reverse encounter between the sides at the Emirates, at the start of November, suggests that they are.But what are they like on the road? And is there any chance they could be become the first team to take three points from Anfield since April 2017?To try to get the answers to those questions, Paul Wheelock speaks to Arsenal fan and journalist Tom Marshall-Bailey.Over a Christmas pint, they talk the game itself, the impact of Unai Emery, the signing Tom believes rivals Alisson Becker for the best of the season, some of the problems that continue to linger from Arsene Wenger’s reign, the Klopp ally who is helping revolutionise the Gunners, and the player who swapped the Emirates for Anfield.And speaking of Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, our Liverpool FC correspondent James Pearce then provides a very positive update on the midfielder's fitness, as well as all the other talking points from Reds boss Klopp's pre-match press conference. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.
0:08.0	Hello everybody, my name is Paul Wheelock and welcome to the preview podcast to get the inside track on the team
0:14.4	standing in the way of Liverpool ending a memorable 2018 on a high.
0:18.6	Should the Reds beat Arsenal on Saturday tea time, they would finish the year on beaten as home in the league and
0:23.6	more importantly it would ensure they would stay at least six points clear at the top
0:27.1	going into 2019 and if recent history is anything to go by
0:30.9	Yurgen clopside should come out on top. But is this Arsenal team a different
0:35.2	beast to the one that meekly surrendered at Anfield in August last year? We got a feeling they are
0:39.6	after their performance at the Emirates and the reverse fixture between the size just under two months ago.
0:44.4	But what are they like on the road?
0:46.1	And is there any chance at all they could become the first team to take three points from
0:49.3	Anfield since April 2017? To try to get the answers to those questions, I spoke to former
0:54.7	football dot London editor, my Five Aside Playing Partner, and all-round Big Gooner
0:58.8	Tom Marshall Bailey. We preview Saturday's game, The Impact of Y'Eermery, but what's missing from his CV as
1:04.8	Arsenal manager, the signing he believes rivals Allison Becker for the best of the season.
1:09.4	Some of the problems that continue to linger from Ars and Benger's reign, the Yergenclop Ally who was helping revolutionize
1:14.7	Arsenal and his thoughts on Alex Sla Chamberlain too. You'll then hear from our Liverpool FC
1:19.6	correspondent James Pierce after you attended Yergenclop's pre-match press conference.
1:24.0	Thanks for joining me and we'll be back after the match with the post-game podcast.
1:28.0	The Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo.
1:33.0	Delighted now to be joined by Tom Marshall Bailey, audience engagement editor for
1:38.0	Sport at Reach PearaleC, which obviously owned the Liverpool Echo.
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