Last summer, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp claimed to be baffled by repeated questions over the need to sign a midfielder. “I don’t understand it,” he told journalists ahead of the Reds’ pre-season.
The manager went on to name nine midfielders in his Premier League squad. Six weeks later he signed another, Arthur on loan. Six months later and Liverpool’s best midfielder was none of those 10 but academy player Stefan Bajcetic.
