Arne Slot faces Dominik Szoboszlai dilemma as Virgil van Dijk fires warning before Arsenal
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Liverpool could still make more changes to its roster before the September 1 transfer deadline, and Arne Slot would ideally bring in some more attacking talent to bolster the depth.
But the Liverpool head coach could be set to face his first major dilemma of the new season this weekend when it comes to team selection after a couple of injury returns.
But if either Joe Gomez or Conor Bradley are back up to full speed again fitness-wise, then it would be fair to assume that Liverpool will go with a more natural fit for the position.
Alexis Mac Allister, Slot said, is not expected to be missing for long.
In the 4-2-3-1 system that Liverpool has used so far this season, it has been a maximum of two out of Szoboszlai, Mac Allister and Gravenberch in the middle, with that decision so far taking care of itself.
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.
So for all that Liverpool could do with some more depth, Slot might have a real headache to solve here.
And that is before trying to tighten up his defense.
Virgil van Dijk pinpointed set-pieces as the main area for Liverpool to improve as he spoke to reporters at St James' Park, but insisted that he wasn't thinking about Arsenal being a particularly threatening opponent in the Premier League title race.