After the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Brighton, Gary Neville talked about Liverpool. Although he is correct, Jürgen Klopp is already aware of it.
Liverpool would have ideally defeated Brighton and then been able to unwind while watching Arsenal defeat Manchester City. While the course of its own game did not go exactly as planned, Pep Guardiola’s team dropping more points can only be seen as a good thing.
They faced off against a Brighton team that was very strong today. They have a fantastic goalkeeper in Liverpool, who I always believe will keep them in many football games. They also possess a large number of capable strikers.
That judgment is accurate. Only a VAR gaffe has kept Liverpool from being even more dominant in the Premier League standings—possibly even in first place—and the team has already completed some challenging matches.
However, as Alexis Mac Allister demonstrated over the weekend, there is one uncertainty for the Reds: if their midfield is resilient enough defensively to handle the significant head-to-head matches that might be pivotal.
That is a fair assessment of Liverpool’s current situation, but Jürgen Klopp is already aware of this. There is a reason why he attempted to sign Moisés Caicedo during the summer for what would have been a British record $135 million (£111 million/€128 million).
The money is available to be spent on a player who would be viewed as a game-changer for Klopp’s team, but the deal fell through. Liverpool has never been close to paying a fee like that before. It is unimportant to know if Caicedo still believes that choosing Chelsea was the right decision, but it is a legitimate inquiry.
The question is whether Mac Allister can perform at the level required by Liverpool as a number six for crucial matches, or if there is another option available in End or another player. But none of this will have been a s
urprise.
