Jarrel Quansah’s move to Bayer Leverkusen removed what little cover Arne Slot had for this position. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté form a formidable first-choice pairing, but the injury-prone Joe Gomez and scarcely spotted Rhys Williams are the only senior alternatives in Liverpool’s squad.

Arne Slot’s side hope to bring in another centre-back before the window closes and have opened talks with Crystal Palace

The Red team needs to reinforce their defense after losing the Community Shield with a poor performance from Van Dijk and Konaté.