Though it was not from a very high bar, to say the least, Liverpool did improve for a while against Atalanta on Thursday.

The Europa League campaign is now over but the Reds did at least win 1-0 on the night in Bergamo; the damage had been inflicted a week earlier.

Jürgen Klopp made changes and they worked to a large degree.



But there were a few glimmers of hope.

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In time, Alexander-Arnold will improve again as his fitness builds.

Albeit not for the entirety of the match in Italy, the changes did work.

This was the first time since the second match of the season that Liverpool lined up with what most people would say is Klopp's first-choice back five (Alisson Becker and the back four in front of him).

In midfield, meanwhile, Dominik Szoboszlai was relatively quiet, but Curtis Jones showed plenty of promise — and along with Alexis Mac Allister, that is the most balanced trio that Liverpool can field.

Ahead of Fulham, as Klopp contemplates changes to his Liverpool starting XI, the big decisions should have been made for him.

Either Núñez or Díaz can complete the side without much arguing — it tells you all you need to know that neither is jumping out as an obvious solution to the goalscoring troubles — and Diogo Jota doesn't look ready to start just yet.

At this time in the campaign, Liverpool has to just go strong every game and the time for rotating has gone.