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Liverpool's summer transfer spree left gaps in midfield and defence, while Mo Salah's brief brilliance couldn't compensate for the team's weakened core.

Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool have struggled to find cohesion after a summer overhaul that saw five players change. The club’s focus on a high‑scoring attack left the middle of defence and midfield exposed, a flaw that Mo Salah’s brief, “dead‑cat bounce” brilliance could not mask.

Club officials have called the transfer strategy a colossal error, arguing that the splurge on forwards was unnecessary given the squad’s existing weaknesses.