Is Van Dijk needed? (Picture: Getty)
Is Van Dijk needed? (Picture: Getty)

Liverpool conceded another woeful goal in their latest Premier League fixture against Newcastle to extend their miserable run of games without keeping a clean sheet.

Joselu was allowed to race through clear on goal, with Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren letting him just stroll through the middle of the pitch between them, before the ball fortuitously deflected in off the Spaniard as Matip attempted to recover to level the score at 1-1 at half-time.

Having spent all summer trying to sign Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool fans are still raging that a new centre-back did not arrive at Anfield in the summer and having conceded at least once in each of their last seven games, it’s clear there’s work to do for Jurgen Klopp.

And supporters have begged him to open the chequebook in January to sign the Dutch international and solve their defensive problems once and for all.

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