How concerned should Liverpool be after another pre-season collapse?

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Also See: Liverpool news and transfer latest Liverpool fixtures Stream the Premier League with no contract Get Sky Sports on WhatsApp Sunday 23rd August 4:00pm Kick off 4:30pm What those collapses do achieve is to shine a light on one of Liverpool's most pressing concerns - fitness.No side in the Premier League completed more sprints than Iraola's Bournemouth last season and the high-pressing, physically intense football he demands is well-established.Got Sky? To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.

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You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Datawrapper cookies or to allow those cookies just once. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from the pre-season friendly match between Liverpool and Monaco Victor Munoz and Milos Kerkez aside - both likely starters against Newcastle - Liverpool's eight second-half additions managed just eight top-flight starts between them last season, and five of those came from 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha alone.Iraola is not blind to his thin squad and within weeks of his appointment was already throwing down the gauntlet to the club that further reinforcements were needed, but it has not proven the catalyst he hoped.He would have liked to avoid the departure of Michael Edwards last month and continuing rumours over Richard Hughes' future, but that will provide little excuse if the season gets off to a slow start.The surprise arrival of Ronald Araujo is more helpful but even with him on board Liverpool still only have two fit senior centre-backs.