Liverpool FC Programmes

Alisson Becker adorns the cover of the official matchday programme for Liverpool’s return to Premier League action at Anfield on Sunday when champions Arsenal are the visitors.

Inside, we hear from the Reds’ other South Americans Ronald Araujo and Alexis Mac Allister. Uruguayan defender Araujo discusses adapting to a new environment following his season-long loan from Barcelona and why he feels at home in L4. Meanwhile, Mac Allister reflects on working under Andoni Iraola, his goals for the current campaign and following the fortunes of his former clubs back in his native Argentina.

We get the pre-match insights of head coach Iraola, while captain Virgil van Dijk also shares his thoughts from inside the dressing room and we explain how fans can bid for the special poppy shirts the Reds will be wearing in this Remembrance fixture.

Elsewhere, journalist and author Brian Reade looks at links between Liverpool and Arsenal in an extract from his new book: The Kop: A Fan’s History of Football’s Most Famous Stand, while BOSS Night co-founder Daniel Nicolson reflects on his memories of the fixture.

Ex-Reds centre-back Gary Gillespie previews the clash with Mikel Arteta’s men, while we also tell the story of a joint enterprise between the Football League and British Rail to transport supporters to games in the 1970s.

We look at a poignant symbol of the Spion Kop’s unmistakable ‘Liverpool Sound’, shine the spotlight on a Paul Walsh hat-trick on 1 November forty years ago, rediscover the matchday programme produced for the visit of the Gunners in January 1992 and look at six magical moments from ex-Reds and Arsenal midfielder Michael Thomas.

There is a round-up of the latest match action, an update from Liverpool’s women’s and academy teams plus some teasers for younger supporters with a focus on forward Hugo Ekitike.