Liverpool’s transfer plans unaffected by Man Utd defeat and extended injury list | Football news
Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester United and a lengthy injury list will not affect their transfer plans.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has argued after Liverpool’s 2-1 loss, which leaves them five points behind champions Manchester City and without a win this season, that the Reds need reinforcements at home. midline.
“Jurgen Klopp is not easy going,” said the former Liverpool defender. “He knows that when he looks at his first-choice midfield of Thiago, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, it’s a really good midfield, but they’re all over 30. That’s not ideal for any. Which team, certainly when you want to play with intensity like Liverpool do.
“They have a lot of numbers there. Milner can go there, and have Keita and Curtis Jones, but if you’re talking about real top quality, Liverpool need a midfield player.”
Liverpool also have an extra long injury list. Klopp confirmed following defeat to Manchester United that midfielder Naby Keita is facing another spell on the sidelines after suffering a pre-match defeat at Old Trafford.
Along with Keita, Klopp did not have Thiago and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the trip to Man Utd – and he left Fabinho on the bench when Harvey Elliot was brought on with Jordan Henderson and James Milner. Klopp is also without Diogo Jota, Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate and Darwin Nunez suspended, but the absence does not make it possible for Liverpool to enter the transfer market.
Liverpool remain undaunted with their long-term transfer strategy despite their worst start to the season in a decade.
The club are known to be proactive rather than reactive in the market – only signing players they believe are of good quality and good value – and that is not expected to change.
With just over a week left of the deadline, Liverpool are understood to consider the products on the market to be either not good enough or overpriced.
Therefore, they want to bring their series of injured players back to a more prolific state.
Nunez is the most senior addition this summer while youngsters Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsey have also landed at Anfield.
‘Liverpool need a midfielder but they shouldn’t panic’
Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher:
“It’s not about the numbers in the squad or the strengthening of the squad, Liverpool need someone to come on and play, and the player they don’t feel is available right now.
“I’m going to stick with what Liverpool do where they don’t panic and they don’t do everything because they have to go and get someone.
“Klopp isn’t too difficult to understand. He knows that when he looks at his first-choice midfield of Thiago, Fabinho and Henderson, it’s a really good midfield, but they’re all over 30. That’s not the case. ideal for any team, certainly when you want to play as intensely as Liverpool.
“They have a lot of numbers there. Milner can come in there, and have Keita and Curtis Jones, but if you talk about real top quality, Liverpool need a central defender.
“If he was available now, Liverpool would buy him, but obviously they’ve got something that could be lined up for next summer.
“That’s what Liverpool famously did. They did it with Virgil van Dijk. They did it with him when they couldn’t get him and they didn’t go buy another centre-back. So, Klopp will think that’s the plan, that’s how we started things, it’s proven to be successful and we’ll do it again.
“But certainly Liverpool need more in midfield. Midfield is the shining part of that team that really stands out and that can’t be surpassed by Man City when you see the quality they have.”
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