Marc Guehi's post-match moment with Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk speaks volumes

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Liverpool has hinted that it won't be pursuing Marc Guehi in the January transfer window - but after a defensive nightmare against Crystal Palace, it's difficult to imagine anyone taking the Reds at their word. Steve Parish eventually granted Oliver Glasner's wish and cancelled Guehi's transfer to Liverpool at the last minute on deadline day.

The great irony is that there's a compelling argument that Arne Slot's players, who were brought down to earth in south east London following Eddie Nketiah's last-minute winner, actually needed Guehi's defensive prowess more than Alexander Isak's attacking thrust. Giovanni Leoni's unfortunate ACL injury has left Liverpool critically short at the back, and if the club hadn't realized it before, this seemed to be the day that drove home just how much Slot's players needed Guehi.

Ibrahima Konate was central to Liverpool's vulnerability, and for anyone who has followed the Premier League champion this season, this wasn't the first time. Guehi has been instrumental in Palace's record-equalling club-record 18-game unbeaten run, and his display against Liverpool further demonstrated that the Reds made a rare transfer mistake in not securing his signature - a mistake they will undoubtedly rectify this winter.