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Jürgen Klopp still needs to unleash four players for Liverpool as the actual Man City edge becomes apparent.
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Jürgen Klopp will be happy with Liverpool’s strong start to the season. However, the Reds have more in store, including the return of a few players.
Already in the new season, Liverpool has had a very successful start.
Juergen Klopp’s team could have been leading the Premier League table if a few things had gone differently in the VAR hub during the Spurs match.
Furthermore, even after receiving four red cards already and winning some difficult matches, this is still the case.
Before an enticing trip to Manchester City, the next four games—Everton, Nottingham Forest, Luton, and Brentford—all appear winnable.
Liverpool appears to be in a much better position this season than it was the previous one, even though there is still a long way to go.
This is largely due to Klopp’s summertime midfield makeover.
Liverpool has added two more midfielders to their roster, Thiago Alcântara and Stefan Bajčetić, to go along with new additions Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endō, and Ryan Gravenberch. The Spanish duo has mostly suffered injuries thus far.
As a matter of fact, Thiago has not played a minute this season, and Bajčetić has been carefully managed following a season-ending injury that kept him out for nearly half a year.
Before the international break, Klopp stated that both players were getting closer to making a return.
Although, for obvious reasons, neither player should be depended upon excessively, it would be a huge advantage for Liverpool to occasionally insert both into its lineup.
Last season, Bajčetić demonstrated his potential at the senior level, and Thiago, despite his frequent injuries, is a fantastic midfield player.
Despite being healthy the entire season, Harvey Elliott didn’t start until against Brighton, where the midfield appeared unbalanced without Curtis Jones.
However, Elliott hasn’t exactly been let loose yet either; we’ve only really seen tidbits of his true nature.
It is quite possible that in the upcoming months, he will play a bigger role as a rotation player in the Carabao Cup and Europa League and a very good option to have off the bench.
If he continues to have success in his cameos, there will be more opportunities to use him at the Amex Stadium, where he will be much more effective against weaker opponents.
Conor Bradley is yet another young talent that has missed time due to injury.
Though Joe Gomez is more effective when he plays in the center, Bradley may not be the first choice.
Instead of replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gomez could be able to play more centers.
This would give Klopp additional defensive options to choose from, allowing Liverpool to rotate more easily for the upcoming non-Premier League games, where winning is still crucial for the season overall.
As he gets back into action, Bradley might be able to fulfill his goal of watching the Europa League games throughout the summer.
In actuality, Liverpool is the team in the nation with the most depth, especially when it comes to attack.
Although it was expensive to lose Diogo Jota (suspension) and Cody Gakpo (injury) for the Brighton match, Liverpool would rarely be without more than one attacker if they fielded Mohamed Salah, Luis Díaz, and Darwin Núñez.
In contrast, Jack Grealish and Jérémy Doku are not as dependable as the goal-scoring options available to Klopp, and Manchester City has suffered without Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne.
Every attacker for Liverpool poses a serious risk.
Even though not every player in Liverpool’s deep squad will be available and fit at any given time in the main, this is a benefit that will become more and more apparent as the season goes on.
The real depth of talent the Reds possess will only become more evident as players like Thiago get back to full health.
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