Liverpool are still haunted by the mess of last summer | Jonathan Wilson

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Arne Slot spent much of last season complaining about how opponents always scored with their first chance and about Liverpool’s inability to deal with direct attacks, and as Anthony Elanga put Newcastle ahead, it seemed that not much had changed. Had he scored, Iraola said, everybody would have praised Gravenberch, who had advanced to the edge of the Newcastle box in the attack that led to the first Liverpool concession.

“We have to know these situations can happen.”Of Newcastle’s second goal, he said: “It wasn’t like they caught us by surprise. We have been preparing in the week for these transitions but there’s a reason why Newcastle are so good at them.

It’s something we have to correct between a lot of players.”But conceding on the break isn’t the only familiar issue for Liverpool. Then, with an overhaul badly needed – Jamie Carragher wasn’t alone in speaking towards the end of that season of Liverpool needing half a dozen new players – he was let down by those charged with recruitment.skip past newsletter promotionafter newsletter promotionMichael Edwards left his role as chief executive for football at Fenway Sports Group, which owns Liverpool, in July, but the mess caused by last summer’s spree endures.