An unwelcome accumulation of midfield injuries forced Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp to abandon their plans to stay patient in the transfer market.
Those circumstances led to a deadline day swoop for Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo, but there are already signs that the the last-gasp move to bring the Brazilian to Anfield was an ill-judged one, with reports claiming that Klopp is toying with the idea of terminating the midfielder's season-long loan deal in January.
Regardless of whether or not Arthur stays or goes in the New Year, Liverpool have some big decisions to make with Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain both due to become free agents next summer.
