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Liverpool don't often make mistakes in the transfer market.

READ MORE:Cristiano Ronaldo has sent Liverpool clear lesson that Manchester United failed to learn READ MORE: Liverpool learn of £24m midfield transfer discount as Declan Rice 'puts Jürgen Klopp on red alert' The decision has stung Klopp's outfit, with his midfield department lacking the industry and vigour of previous seasons, and ultimately struggling to execute their established brand of intense football on a regular basis.



Indeed, it is their remarkable level of efficiency when buying and selling players which has allowed them to compete with Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League over the past five years.



If Jude Bellingham ends up being purchased to fill the team's glaring midfield void, supporters will leave behind the oversight in the summer just gone, but for the those who are running the football operations at Anfield, Arthur's failed transfer must not be forgotten.



The Reds have been the only team capable of challenging Pep Guardiola's dominance of England's top-flight, with Jürgen Klopp becoming associated with nothing but hits when it comes to transfers.

Liverpool seemed to place faith in their midfield options early in the summer transfer window, before realising closer to the deadline that additions were in fact going to be required.

Their midfield issues look destined to be addressed in 2023, but the Reds must learn from the lesson provided by Arthur.
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