Liverpool now have no option in the transfer window - what Arsenal have done proves it

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But I want to see a bit more business before the deadline next Monday evening.

It doesn’t take a genius to determine the two areas where we need more numbers.

That might mean moving some other players on, and the club have been clever this summer in making sure we aren’t overloaded with too many in the squad.

It has also helped raised funds for incomings, and I would expect to see one or two more leave with Harvey Elliott and Kostas Tsimikas among those linked with an exit.

Look at some of our rivals.

That’s what we are up against.

The Isak situation will soon reach a conclusion.

Which, of course, is exactly what Newcastle are attempting to do at the moment.

Will Liverpool sign Guehi and Isak?

But if it’s not them, we really do need to be bringing in one other centre-back and another attacking option.

Arsenal rightful favourites

It’s a play on the infamous song from my playing days.

1-0 to the Liverpool.

There’s a reason Arsenal have already overtaken us as favourites to win the Premier League this season: they can defend right now and we can’t.

Going forward we have no issues with seven goals in two games, but if we can match up with Arsenal defensively sooner rather than later then I don’t think it will be long before Liverpool are favourites again.

Arsenal are supposed to be the elite team in the world at set-pieces so they’ll have been licking their lips at the problems Newcastle were causing Liverpool on Monday.

If I was Virgil van Dijk, I’d be using that as an incentive to keep Arsenal out.