Matt Ladson
Matt Ladson is the co-founder and editor of This Is Anfield, the independent Liverpool news and comment website, and covers all areas of the Reds for FourFourTwo – including transfer analysis, interviews, title wins and European trophies. As well as writing about Liverpool for FourFourTwo he also contributes to other titles including Yahoo and Bleacher Report. He is a lifelong fan of the Reds.
Latest articles by Matt Ladson

What does Liverpool's Club World Cup victory mean for the rest of their season?
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool Lifting the FIFA Club World Cup – the only trophy that Liverpool had never won – made the trip to Qatar worth the hassle and headaches that the tournament provided. Matt Ladson was in Doha to see it

How Jurgen Klopp has changed his approach to make Liverpool last the course this season
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool Ten games in, the Reds are still level on points with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. The question now, then: can they maintain that pace for the whole of 2018/19?

6 things Jurgen Klopp will put right this summer to make Liverpool title challengers
By Matt Ladson last updated
Squad depth, defensive stability and a crucial change in mentality: how Klopp's improving of Liverpool can go a step better next season

5 Liverpool players facing make-or-break seasons
By Matt Ladson published
Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield picks out the Reds who need to shape up in 2017/18 - or risk being shipped out

5 ways Jurgen Klopp will further strengthen Liverpool this summer
By Matt Ladson published
The Reds have already made moves in the transfer market, but it won’t stop there. Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield on the next step in Kloppo’s plan

Rated and slated: the pros and cons of Liverpool’s summer business
By Matt Ladson published
As the dust settles and attention turns towards the “reintegration” of certain players, This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson evaluates the business that was – and perhaps more pertinently, wasn’t – done at Anfield this summer

Liverpool in the 2010s: The most dramatic decade in the Reds’ history
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool In terms of number of major trophies won, the 2010s represented Liverpool’s least successful decade since the 1950s. However, that doesn’t paint anywhere near the full picture at Anfield, explains Matt Ladson

5 reasons why Real Madrid should worry about Liverpool in the Champions League final
By Matt Ladson published
Between the Reds’ desire, Real’s ageing legs and Liverpool’s under-the-radar threat, Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield on five factors to provoke the Spanish giants’ concern

Jurgen Klopp's Reds reign so far: 4 things he's done well – and 4 more he can't ignore any more
By Matt Ladson published
Jürgen Klopp A thumping weekend win over Arsenal came just five days after the same scoreline in reverse at struggling Leicester. This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson explains how it typified the campaign – and evaluates Kloppo's flip-flopping Liverpool career so far

5 things we think will happen to Liverpool in 2017/18
By Matt Ladson last updated
A certain player to score 20 goals, but does a dangerous October await? This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson peers into the Reds’ future

5 big ways Liverpool would be hurt by failing to qualify for the Champions League
By Matt Ladson published
This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson looks at the key reasons why a top-four finish is so important for the Reds

Why scepticism of Liverpool’s owners is flawed… for now
By Matt Ladson published
This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson explains why FSG deserve the benefit of doubt – at least for the time being, anyway

Liverpool's FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury should have been seen as an opportunity, not a nuisance
By Matt Ladson last updated
Liverpool No, Jurgen Klopp doesn't want to have to field an experienced side against Shrewsbury - but there are plenty of reasons to take a tie seriously

5 crucial things that Jurgen Klopp will improve at Liverpool this summer
By Matt Ladson published
From finding a partner for Virgil Van Dijk to cutting the deadwood - Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield outlines Jurgen Klopp's summer aims if he's to achieve his Premier League title goal

5 things we think will happen at Liverpool in 2019/20
By Matt Ladson published
Liverpool Can the Reds go one better in the Premier League this season? Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield shares his expectations for the campaign ahead

8 players who won’t be at Liverpool beyond 2017/18
By Matt Ladson published
No more Mr Nice Guy: Matt Ladson on the players who'll be leaving Jurgen Klopp’s squad at the end of the season – whether fans want to see them go or not

Ranked! Liverpool’s 7 best academy graduates of the last 25 years
By Matt Ladson last updated
From a few who flattered to deceive to the LFC and Premier League legends, Liverpool are next in the latest in this FourFourTwo.com series

23 signs you’re a real Liverpool fan
By Matt Ladson last updated
This is Anfield's Matt Ladson picks out some of the key traits which unite all Reds

How Sadio Mané stepped up to make Liverpool fans forget Philippe Coutinho
By Matt Ladson published
The Senegal striker – plus an English utility man – have raised their game at the perfect time, writes Matt Ladson of This is Anfield

How it feels to be a Liverpool fan this summer
By Matt Ladson published
These are exciting times for Reds everywhere. For the first time in a long while, it feels as though the club is connected and united from top to bottom, writes This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson

The 5 big changes Liverpool need to make to prepare for 2017/18
By Matt Ladson last updated
Matt Ladson of This Is Anfield identifies the most pressing issues that Reds boss Jurgen Klopp need to address

Liverpool’s 10 best transfer bargains of the Premier League era
By Matt Ladson published
James Milner's man-of-the-match display on the opening day got This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson thinking of more inspired Reds deals, from fine freebies to the player Liverpool made over £130m profit on

Ranked! Liverpool’s 10 best foreign players of all time
By Matt Ladson last updated
Where does Mo Salah sit? We tasked This Is Anfield's Matt Ladson with placing the 2017/18 PFA Player of the Year award winner...
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