Liverpool’s opening game of the Premier League season did not go to plan for Jurgen Klopp, who left Craven Cottage annoyed by what he’d seen against Fulham.
The Reds departed London with a solitary point from their game against the newly-promoted side and were glad to avoid defeat in a 2-2 draw after facing an inspired Aleksandar Mitrovic. The draw means Liverpool are already playing catch up in what's expected to be another title tussle with Manchester City, who put in a controlled performance to brush aside West Ham 2-0.
To make matters worse, Saturday's draw also came with another sting in the tail in the form of an injury to Thiago Alcantara. Klopp started the game with Thiago, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson – his well-established favourite midfield three – only for the Spain international to go down in the 51st minute with a hamstring injury, which is expected to keep him out around six weeks.
