Liverpool’s Midfield Options Face Their Biggest Test Yet

Three points at Brentford, away from home and after going behind, should be the headline. In practice, nobody is talking about the result. Dominik Szoboszlai limping off and needing treatment from the medical staff has overshadowed everything else about the win, and for good reason.

Early signs point to Szoboszlai missing more than two weeks, with a real chance he does not return until after the November international break. That timing could not be much worse.

Liverpool have six fixtures of real significance before then, and the midfield suddenly looks thin, stretched and dependent on players who have either barely featured this season or are still finding their feet at this level.