Jurgen Klopp believes a fit and firing Joe Gomez will add real strength and depth to Liverpool's stretched defence.
The Reds boss has entered the new campaign with a worryingly familiar injury crisis, with no fewer than nine players on the sidelines, following the weekend injury to Thiago. Three of those are defenders, with Champions League final-starting Ibrahima Konate the biggest casualty, along with full-backs Calvin Ramsey and Kostas Tsimikas.
Yet Gomez provides the perfect solution. He has played all along the backline in his seven years at Anfield, and has had a full pre-season, after some worrying injury problems of his own previously. Gomez committed his future to Liverpool when he surprisingly signed a new five-year contract in the summer, despite strong interest from Newcastle and Aston Villa.
