Injuries and suspensions have ensured that Liverpool’s new front line has not yet had too much opportunity to gel as a unit. Diogo Jota was injured for the first six matches of the campaign, Luis Diaz now faces up to eight weeks on the side-lines, while Darwin Nunez missed three matches following his utterly unnecessary red card against Crystal Palace.
There has also been a change in formation in the last week, which has seen four of the Reds’ five senior forwards starting together at the front of a 4-2-3-1 system. Against Arsenal, while the result was obviously disappointing, the attacking quartet showed glimpses of what it is capable, with four men each picking up a goal or assist.
One of the latter was delivered by Jota. Early in the second half, he played a through ball to Roberto Firmino, enabling him to score the Reds’ second equaliser. Liverpool’s Portuguese forward may not be their most frequent goal-assister but he certainly has a knack of delivering them in big matches.
