Many Liverpool fans were furious to discover that the Reds still plan to stick with the options they have in defence, according to reports.
The Reds have been hugely unfortunate with their well-documented injury crisis this season. Both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have suffered season-ending knee injuries while Joel Matip continues to struggle with fitness issues.
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This has left manager Jurgen Klopp with no established defenders to choose from. Despite previously hinting that he would like to bring a centre-back to Anfield this month, the Liverpool Echo revealed that the chances of new faces coming this month remain very unlikely.
Liverpool’s defensive issues wer clear to see as an error from 19-year-old defender Rhys Williams saw the Reds exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Manchester United on Sunday.
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Unsurprisingly, this report from the Echo attracted an angry reaction from segments of the Kop faithful, with some bizarrely suggesting that staying in the top eight places in the Premier League could now be a struggle.
Fans furious at transfer update
“Just null and void the season tbh, best thing to do now”
“Say goodbye to top 4, Champions League challenge and title defence. Unless Virgil / Gomez / JOTA / Kieta are returning in 2 weeks, we are done for 2020/21 unfortunately and those players aren’t going to be back in time to save the season @John_W_Henry”
“#FSGOUT”
“Top 8 at best it is then and we go again next season. Over and out.”
“Massive gamble by FSG”
“Then we better prepare for the worst, playing Rhys at CB in the Champions League will be a complete joke.”
In other news, Liverpool one of three clubs interested in player that left Trent Alexander-Arnold feeling ‘powerless.’
