A midfield overhaul, defensive solidity, fewer injuries and more wins. The Liverpool new year wish list is pretty extensive, and the Reds don’t appear too much closer to achieving many of their objectives even though the year isn’t particularly new any longer.
Saturday night’s dismal draw at Crystal Palace was the latest in a line of games in which they failed to live up to the standards they themselves set over the previous few years, though manager Jurgen Klopp attempted to put a layer of gloss over it.
