Liverpool will look to pick up their first win of the season when they host Bournemouth on Saturday - but will once again be without a host of first-team options.
The Reds’ slow start to the new campaign continued at Old Trafford on Monday, with goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford helping Manchester United to a 2-1 win. Glaringly obvious was Jurgen Klopp’s lack of options to bring off the bench, with Fabinho the only regular option and 19-year-old Fabio Carvalho the only realistic attacking option.
While those in the pitch were far from their best, the sheer number of injured first-team players only made matters worse, and while Roberto Firmino’s return gave Klopp an option upfront, huge gaps elsewhere didn’t go unnoticed.
