In yet another bold statement about Liverpool’s transfer business this summer, Virgil van Dijk admitted that a fresh attack-minded signing could bring greater “balance” to the squad.
The defending Premier League champions appeared to require more cover at the opposite end of the pitch during Sunday’s Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace. Van Dijk himself was largely at fault for both goals Liverpool conceded in normal time, giving away the penalty which Jean-Philippe Mateta converted before trying and falling to catch Ismaïla Sarr offside in the second half.
