Glen Johnson has sympathy for summer signing Alexis Mac Allister as he continues to play out of position – an area that the former Liverpool full-back feels must be addressed in order to challenge for the title.
The World Cup winner was the Reds’ first summer arrival after a £35m deal was struck with Brighton. It was after this that the transfer chaos ensued. Three more additions were made the engine room, experienced heads Jordan Henderson and Fabinho walked out of the exit door and simultaneous transfer battles with Chelsea saw two top central defensive midfield targets turn their backs on Jurgen Klopp’s project in favour of Mauricio Pochettino’s.
This left 30-year-old Wataru Endo plus injured players Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara as the only outright holding midfielders in the squad heading into the campaign.
