Victor Munoz may have just announced himself as Liverpool’s next long-term right-back

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It is early days, but Munoz is coming good on that promise already.So far, the Spaniard has been mainly deployed as a right winger by Andoni Iraola, and he was again during the win over Brentford on Saturday, in which he excelled. His goal – the crucial equaliser for Liverpool – came with Munoz playing at right-back, though, and there is reason to believe that as the Reds struggle to find a long-term candidate for the position, this could become a more permanent solution.Liverpool come from behind to beat 9-man Brentford!

What were your main takeaways from the game? 🤔 We were clinging on a bit at the end… Munoz could be transformed into a right-back Though it was the first time he had been deliberately moved to right-back, Munoz has already shown off his defensive capabilities to Liverpool in previous games this season. It has not always worked, and Munoz should possibly have done more to stop Jeremy Doku scoring for Manchester City last weekend, for example, but by and large the Spain international has looked competent when tracking back and clearly has no problem with getting his hands dirty at the back.

Liverpool still want Conor Bradley to be their starting right-back when he returns from injury, but there is a chance that the Northern Irishman simply cannot shake off his fitness issues. Ngumoha and Munoz can play together Andoni Iraola commented after Liverpool’s win over LASK on Wednesday that playing Frimpong at right-back requires his right winger to drift infield more, as the speedster races down the outside.