Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola admitted that his side suffered from “a lack of freshness” which contributed to a blunt goalless draw with Fulham on Saturday.
The visit of Álvaro Arbeloa’s porous Cottagers was Liverpool’s first quick turnaround of the season. The fears many harbored about the demands of Iraola’s relentless style of play in a campaign complicated by midweek Champions League action were realized in the listless affair at Anfield.
