Liverpool are running out of options in defence just three games into the season - and they cannot afford running the risk of a repeat of three years ago
Nobody can accuse Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp of not being consistent with his views regards playing options.
We all know what happened next. And a reluctance to strengthen at centre-back following the departure of Dejan Lovren came back to bite the Reds as first Virgil van Dijk, then Joe Gomez and finally Joel Matip were ruled out for the season, with stand-ins Fabinho and Jordan Henderson also sidelined for significant periods. A partnership of Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips ultimately helped see Liverpool over the line into third place.
But there's still a nagging doubt among Liverpool supporters that Klopp and Fenway Sports Group are leaving themselves short in a key area that has been brought into sharp focus in recent days. With Bradley sidelined, James Milner gone, Gomez potentially required at centre-back and Calvin Ramsay on loan at Preston - and the Scottish teenager is nursing an injury of his own - there is a glaring lack of cover on the right side of defence, which in turn is preventing any attempt to further the experiment of Alexander-Arnold in the engine room.
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