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This Is Anfield  •  Articles by: Chris McLoughlin

Chris McLoughlin

Chris McLoughlin wrote and edited The Kop Magazine for 15 years before it closed in 2015. He now writes for the official LFC monthly magazine and matchday programme. Follow Chris on Twitter @chrismackop.
2GERCRP Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match at Anfield, Liverpool. Picture date: Saturday August 21, 2021.

Diogo Jota deserves his Kevin Keegan moment on huge Anfield night

Could Liverpool’s quiet summer hint at a bigger plan in place?

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Saturday, September 12, 2020: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring the fourth goal, his hat-trick, from a penalty-kick to make the score 4-3 during the opening FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Leeds United FC at Anfield. The game was played behind closed doors due to the UK government’s social distancing laws during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

This ISN’T Anfield: What it’s been like to attend games this season

Liverpool's manager Jürgen Klopp bench before a pre-season friendly match between Liverpool FC and Olympique Lyonnais at Stade de Genève. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Jurgen Klopp pens heartfelt apology after ‘clumsy’ Kop banner comment

Liverpool produce unique matchday programme for Leipzig ‘home’ match

Explaining pancakes to Klavan, a player hiding & more stories from Melwood

Jurgen Klopp faces ever-evolving task to replace the irreplaceable for Liverpool

The key to Jurgen Klopp making Liverpool FC Champions of England again

Intensity, asterisks, and enjoying the end to Liverpool FC’s 30-year wait

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - Thursday, December 26, 2019: Liverpool's James Milner (C) scores the second goal, from a penalty kick, with team-mate Georginio Wijnaldum (L) and captain Jordan Henderson (R) during the FA Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Liverpool FC at the King Power Stadium. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool’s lockdown and the unexpected value of signing James Milner

LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, January 11, 2020: Liverpool's captain Jordan Henderson celebrates after the FA Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Liverpool won 1-0. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

Liverpool doing it the hard way once more, but for good reason

Liverpool transfer talk and appreciating the Reds’ world-class attacking trio

Joe Gomez’s West Ham trigger that launched impeccable Liverpool form

Jordan Henderson’s superb Spurs show that kickstarted his Liverpool career

Divock Origi: A perennial thorn in Everton’s side out to pile on FA Cup misery

(191222) -- DOHA, Dec. 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool FC players celebrate with the trophy after the final of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 against Flamengo in Doha, capital of Qatar, Dec. 21, 2019. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

Liverpool FC – Top of the tree, and the world, at Christmas

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal of the game with teammate Roberto Firmino

Christmas markets, free-scoring teams & the Reds’ route to more European glory