To be critical of Liverpool's transfer business last summer would be to say it was a missed opportunity.
Rolling into the summer months off the back of a superlative campaign that saw them go within a whisker of completing an unprecedented quadruple while also becoming just the fourth English team to win both domestic cups in the same season, Jurgen Klopp was operating from a position of strength at the time.
The desire of Sadio Mane to seek a new challenge was a lamentable aspect but one that was handled well by all parties concerned. The Senegal star wanted to try his hand at the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich but his exit was paved without either the club or the player falling foul of supporters' ire 12 months ago.
