Liverpool spent big but this squad is still imbalanced and it could be a problem

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Image: Mohamed Salah's Premier League goal map for Liverpool shows what has been lost Transfer Centre LIVE! | Liverpool news & transfers🔴Liverpool fixtures & scores | FREE Liverpool highlights▶️Got Sky? Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from Liverpool against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League Image: Liverpool's heat maps show that their wingers are used to playing on the left None of this alone is enough to damn Liverpool's recruitment strategy.

Image: Liverpool's flank attacks in the Premier League so far this season under Andoni Iraola Frimpong is the closest thing to a fit specialist in the role with Conor Bradley injured. Shifting a centre-back out there is not ideal given the importance of the full-backs in Iraola's system.

Image: Liverpool's passing networks in their title-winning season compared to under Andoni Iraola Look at the average positions of Liverpool's players in their opening two matches of the campaign compared to that title-winning season under Arne Slot. Image: Liverpool's centre-backs were deep and their full-backs high for Newcastle's opener Given the nature of Liverpool's full-backs and Virgil van Dijk's increasing inclination to retreat, it is an issue that is unlikely to go away.