Certainly, it’s unlikely Arsenal will be issuing any statements berating the standard of officiating over the next few days. But while the Gunners splashed out £100million on Declan Rice, a failure to bring in either Moises Caicedo or Romeo Lavia left Jurgen Klopp turning to unheralded £16.25m man Wataru Endo. Such game management was made all the more impressive by successfully negotiating the rest of the game on a yellow card. But, increasingly, the absence of Endo, due at the Asia Cup in a fortnight, will also be felt. So the prospect of being without two senior players in the same position due to the problem will probably have Jurgen Klopp double-checking he hasn’t walked under any ladders recently.

Source: Express December 24, 2023 15:33 UTC