While Liverpool have opted to stick rather than twist when it comes to their midfield personnel this winter, the same, you'd expect, won't be said during the next transfer window.
The summer widow of 2023 is expected to be a significant one at Anfield, in particular in midfield with James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.
With Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara hitting the wrong side of 30 in recent years and Fabinho's lengthy battle for form a major cause of concern, Liverpool will need to bring in at least two midfielders at the end of the season if they have genuine aspirations of returning to the summit of English football and contesting Manchester City for the biggest honours once more.