Man Utd could be forced into January transfer panic after making similar mistake to Liverpool

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Manchester United and Liverpool both made similar blunders during the summer transfer window — just at opposite ends of the field. Now, Liverpool finds itself in a position where a further injury to either Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate or Joe Gomez would leave the team without a genuine back-up center-back in the squad.

Similarly to Liverpool, arch-rival United lacks squad depth in a key position — but it is at the sharp end of the pitch where Ruben Amorim's concerns lie. Alessandro Bastoni of Inter Milan (Image: Getty Images) Guehi looks set to leave Palace for free when his contract expires at the end of the season, and Liverpool is expected to face stiff competition for his services.

Liverpool is short of options in the center of defense at the moment, with the deadline-day collapse of Guehi's move coupled with Leoni's long-term knee injury leaving the team with just Van Dijk, Konate and Gomez. There are currently question marks over all three players' futures, as Van Dijk turns 35 next summer, while Konate is set to become a free agent next year, and Liverpool was open to selling Gomez in each of Arne Slot's summers in charge.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.