With only Ibrahima Konate through the doors during the summer transfer window, there was a sense of disappointment among some supporters as Liverpool decided against adding in various areas of the pitch.
The Reds welcomed backed a number of players to the first-team fold after long-term injuries to the likes of Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk, placing the team in a far greater position heading into the current campaign.
There was a general expectation that the 2021 summer transfer window was always destined to be a quiet period as club continued their financial recoveries on the back of a near entire season of football played behind closed doors, though the activity of Manchester City and Manchester United suggested otherwise.
