The Official Liverpool FC Podcast

Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid - but once again it all came down to an injury time winner. The Reaction has interviews with Jeremie Frimpong and Arne Slot, and we'll hear from former Reds Jay Spearing and Jason McAteer. 

Liverpool extended their winning start to the new Premier League campaign as Mohamed Salah converted a penalty in the 95th minute to claim a 1-0 result over Burnley at Turf Moor. In this episode of The Reaction, we will hear the thoughts of Arne Slot and Captain Virgil van Dijk, along with former Reds Ronnie Whelan, Phil Babb, and David Thompson; additionally, fan panel contributions come from Josh Williams and Kim Olthof from the Netherlands OLSC.

A stunning free-kick by Dominik Szoboszlai earned Liverpool a 1-0 win over Arsenal at Anfield. Arne Slot’s side now head into the international break sitting top of the Premier League, the Reds the only team to have amassed nine points from their opening three games of the campaign.
In this episode of the Reaction, we'll hear from the goalscorer as well as Ryan Gravenberch and Liverpool boss Arne Slot. We also get the thoughts of former Reds Phil Thompson and Gary Gillespie. 

Rio Ngumoha scored a 100th minute winner on his Premier League debut to give Liverpool a 3-2 win at Newcastle. In this episode of the Reaction we'll hear from the 16-year-old winger and get the thoughts of former Reds Ronnie Whelan, Neil Mellor and David Thompson. 

Liverpool began the defence of their Premier League title in dramatic fashion with two late goals to see off the challenge of brave Bournemouth. In the first Reaction podcast of the new season we'll hear from Virgil van Dijk and Federico Chiesa. Mark Benstead hosts the show, alongside Phil Thompson and Jason McAteer.  

The Reaction returns for the 2025-26 season, beginning at Wembley where Liverpool were beaten by Crystal Palace in a Community Shield penalty shoot-out. Becky Davis is joined by Ray Houghton and Jason McAteer, and we also get the thoughts of Reds boss Arne Slot.  

It's the day we've been waiting for - title number 20 has arrived. Join us pitchside at Anfield as we enjoy the magic moment. Mark Benstead is with Robbie Fowler, Phil Thompson, Jay Spearing and Jason McAteer. We also hear from Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and a whole host of special guests. 

Arne Slot reflects on Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to Brighton in their final away fixture of the season.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former Reds Phil Thompson, Ray Houghton and Jason McAteer, as well as our fan panel: Carl Woodward, Kathleen Pasqualini and Sam Millne.

Arne Slot and Cody Gakpo give their verdict on Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Anfield.
In this episode of The Reaction, Mark Benstead was joined by former Reds Phil Thompson and John Barnes.

Arne Slot and Harvey Elliott give their verdict on Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in their first fixture after becoming Premier League champions.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former Reds midfielders Ronnie Whelan, Ray Houghton and David Thompson, as well as our fan panel: Aboubakr Azale, Joel Richards and Matt Ladson.

Liverpool are Premier League Champions. Join us pitchside as Arne Slot, Cody Gakpo and Alisson Becker all feature in The Reaction, hosted by Rob Jones, Phil Thompson and Jason McAteer. 

Join us for post-match reaction from The King Power Stadium as Liverpool's 1-0 win at Leicester means one more win will seal a 20th league title. Rob Jones is joined by Phil Thompson, David Thompson and Neil Mellor and we have interviews with Arne Slot and Ryan Gravenberch. 

Arne Slot, Alisson Becker and Conor Bradley give their verdict on Liverpool’s 2-1 win against West Ham which leaves the Reds needing six points from their remaining six fixtures to secure the Premier League title.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former midfielders Ray Houghton and David Thompson, who joined Mark Benstead for LFCTV’s post-match show at Anfield.

Arne Slot and Alexis Mac Allister give their reaction as Liverpool suffered just their second defeat of the Premier League season when they were beaten 3-2 away at Fulham.
We also hear from former Reds Jason McAteer, Ronnie Whelan, and David Thompson, as well as our fan panel, Alex Gildea Trott, Errol Smith, and Lingerr Senghor from the Official Liverpool Supporters Club in San Francisco.

Arne Slot, Curtis Jones and goalscorer Diogo Jota gave their thoughts on another massive night at Anfield as Liverpool restored their 12-point gap at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Everton in the Merseyside derby.

In this episode of The Reaction, Mark Benstead was joined by former Reds Phil Thompson and John Barnes, who gave their analysis of the win over the Toffees.

In this episode, Arne Slot and Caoimhin Kelleher give their reaction to Liverpool’s 2-1 Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle.
We also hear analysis from former Reds Robbie Fowler, Neil Mellor and Jay Spearing, who joined Peter McDowall at Wembley for LFCTV’s post-match show.

Arne Slot and Alisson Becker give their verdict on Liverpool’s penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former Reds midfielders Ray Houghton and Jay Spearing, who joined Mark Benstead for LFCTV’s post-match show at Anfield.

Arne Slot, Harvey Elliott, and Trent Alexander-Arnold gave their thoughts on Liverpool's hard-fought 3-1 victory over Southampton that extended the Reds' lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points.

In this episode of The Reaction, Becky Davis was joined pitchside at Anfield by former Reds Ronnie Whelan and David James.

In this episode, Arne Slot, Ibrahima Konaté, and goalscorer Harvey Elliott gave their reactions to Liverpool's hard-fought 1-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes.

In the LFCTV studio, Mark Benstead was joined by former Reds Phil Thompson and David Thompson. We also heard from our fan panel contributors Gareth Roberts, Courtney Neary, and Anthony Smith from the Official Liverpool Supporters Club in New South Wales.

In this episode, Arne Slot, Virgil van Dijk, and Alexis Mac Allister gave their reactions to another huge night at Anfield as Liverpool underlined their title credentials once more with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United.
Reds legend John Barnes and LFC Women defender Gemma Bonner joined Becky Davis at Anfield to reflect on the game in LFCTV's post-match show.

In this episode, Arne Slot, Dominic Szoboszlai, and Andy Robertson give us their thoughts on Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad, which moves the Reds 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

We also hear from former Reds Ronnie Whelan, Jay Spearing, and Jan Mølby, as well as our fan panel David Easson and Lauren Kwiatkowski from our official supporters club in Brooklyn.

In this episode, Arne Slot, Alexis Mac Allister, and Andy Robertson give their reaction to Liverpool's 2-2 away draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League.
We also hear from former Reds Phil Thompson, Neil Mellor, and David Thompson, as well as our fan panel Michael Reid, Josh Williams, and Kyle Miles from the Official Liverpool Supporters Club in Kansas City.

Arne Slot, Jarrell Quansah, and Wataru Endō give their reaction to Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Wolves at Anfield in the Premier League, one that returns the gap at the top to a seven-point advantage over Arsenal in second place. Former Reds Jason McAteer and David Thompson are alongside Mark Benstead at Anfield for LFCTV's post-match show.

In this episode, Conor Bradley gives his reaction to the dramatic 2-2 draw with Everton in the final Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park.

We also hear from former players Neil Mellor, Jay Spearing, and Jan Mølby, as well as our fan panel Josh Sexton, Dan Morgan, and Brian Shappell from our official supporters club in Baltimore.

Harvey Elliott reacts to Liverpool's surprise 4th round FA Cup exit at the hands of Championship side Plymouth Argyle. We'll also hear from former Reds Phil Thompson and Neil Mellor, as well as ex Plymouth boss Ryan Lowe. 

Arne Slot and Conor Bradley react to the 4-0 thrashing of Tottenham in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, giving Liverpool a 4-1 aggregate win which sends the Reds to Wembley for a second successive season. 
Phil Thompson and Gemma Bonner are with Rob Jones at Anfield for this one. 

Arne Slot and Curtis Jones reflect on Liverpool’s 2-0 win away to Bournemouth after Mo Salah’s brace put the Reds nine points clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of Arsenal’s meeting with Manchester City on Sunday. 
In this episode we also hear from former players Sammy Lee, Ray Houghton, and Jason McAteer, as well as supporters Josh Williams, Matt Ladson, and Yasin Mohamudbucus. 

In this episode of The Reaction, Arne Slot and James McConnell gave their verdict as Liverpool ended the Champions League league phase in top spot despite a 3-2 defeat away at PSV Eindhoven. In the LFCTV studio, former players Phil Thompson and Jay Spearing joined Rob Jones for The Matchday Live post-match show, plus we got fan panel contributions from Dan Austin, Carl Woodward, and Jake Lota from the OLSC in Toronto.

Arne Slot, Cody Gakpo and Andy Robertson give their verdict on Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Ipswich which keeps the Reds six points clear of second-placed Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former players Phil Thompson and Martin Kelly, who joined Becky Davis for LFCTV’s post-match show at Anfield.

Coming up in this podcast, Arne Slot, Alexis Mac Allister, and scorer of the winning goal, Harvey Elliott, gave their reaction as Liverpool triumphed with a 2-1 win over 10-man Lille and with it passage into the last 16 of the Champions League. In the LFCTV studio at Anfield, former Red Jay Spearing and LFC Women defender Gemma Bonner joined Rob Jones to discuss the victory over the French side.

Arne Slot and Harvey Elliott give us their verdict on Liverpool's dramatic 2-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League. In the LFCTV studio we'll hear from Becky Davis, who was joined by Neil Mellor and Sammy Lee. We also hear from Nigel Spackman and our fan panel of Si Steers, Dan Morgan, and Avinash Giridhar.

Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk give us their verdict on the 1-1 draw at the City Ground. In the LFCTV studio we'll hear from Becky Davis who was joined by Martin Kelly and Sammy Lee. We also hear from David Thompson, and our fan panel of Courtney Neary, Gary McGurk and Dave Easson. 

Arne Slot, Diogo Jota, Jayden Danns, and Tyler Morton give their thoughts on Liverpool's 4-0 victory over Accrington Stanley in the 3rd round of the Emirates FA Cup, plus from the visitors, boss John Doolan and forward Josh Woods give their reaction to events at Anfield.
Mark Benstead was also joined down pitch-side by former Reds Jason McAteer and Ronnie Whelan, who gave their analysis in LFCTV's post-match show.

Liverpool were beaten 1-0 by Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night in the opening leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie.

A solitary strike from Lucas Bergvall four minutes from the end of normal time settled the affair at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, leaving the hosts holding a slender advantage ahead of the Anfield return on the 6th of February.

Coming up in this podcast, Arne Slot and Conor Bradley reflect on a frustrating night in the capital.

Former Red Jason McAteer and LFC Women defender Gemma Bonner joined Becky Davis in the studio for LFCTV's...

Arne Slot and Alexis Mac Allister reflect on Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United after the Reds began 2025 by earning a point that keeps them six above Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, with a game in hand.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former players Ray Houghton and Jason McAteer, who joined Mark Benstead for LFCTV’s post-match show at Anfield.

Liverpool earned a clinical 5-0 victory over West Ham United at London Stadium on Sunday evening in the Premier League.
The Reds opened up a three-goal advantage at the half-time break following an impressive opening 45 minutes, which saw goals from Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.
After the interval, Trent Alexander-Arnold added to the scoreline for Arne Slot's men, while substitute Diogo Jota put the finishing touches on the game in the latter stages, helping move Liverpool eight points clear at the top of the standings in style.
Coming up in this podcast Arne Slot, Jarrell...

Arne Slot and Curtis Jones reflect on Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Leicester after goals from Cody Gakpo, Jones – on his 100th Premier League appearance – and Mo Salah helped the Reds go seven points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premier League, with a game in hand.
In this episode of The Reaction, we also hear from former players John Barnes and Jason McAteer, who joined Becky Davis for LFCTV’s post-match show at Anfield.

Liverpool will be four points clear at the top of the Premier League on Christmas Day after a dominant 6-3 victory away at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Headers from Luis Diaz and Alexis Mac Allister put the Reds two goals up after 36 minutes, before James Maddison pulled one back.

Dominik Szoboszlai added the visitors' third in first-half stoppage time and was then joined on the scoresheet by Mohamed Salah, who converted twice following the interval.

Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke netted what proved to be consolations as Diaz completed the scoring to see Arne Slot's...

Arne Slot and Harvey Elliott reflect on Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Southampton, after goals from Darwin Núñez and Elliott – on his first start of the season – booked the Reds’ place in the last four of the Carabao Cup.
In this episode we also hear from former players Nigel Spackman, Jason McAteer and Neil Mellor on the key talking points from the game, as well as supporters Dan Morgan, Josh Williams and José Orozco.

Ten-man Liverpool rescued a point in a dramatic 2-2 draw with Fulham at Anfield on Saturday afternoon thanks to a late goal from the returning Diogo Jota.
Arne Slot gives us his thoughts on the draw with the Cottagers, whilst former Reds Jason McAteer and David James discuss the key talking points from the game with Mark Benstead on LFCTV's post-match show.