Still don't think we need a DM. Despite conceding 3 goals, I don't think it vindicates the need. Hendo is defensively good, but he was struggling to shore up the midfield by himself since Wijnaldum isn't a defensive player, plus Wijnaldum was just completely lost in the first half. Once Can came on, the midfield looked a lot more shored up.
A new LB is a no brainer though, I don't think I've seen a worse fullback than Moreno in my life. Not even Konchesky was this bad. He doesn't actually know what defending is, he thinks it's just running after players and putting in highlight reel slide tackles. If Moreno wasn't fast, he wouldn't even be a look-in for any top flight team.
So, people say that wasn't Arsenal's strongest defence, but it wasn't ours either. Moreno is being nudged out by Klopp, Lovren probably isn't a long term starter, and Mignolet is not our starter either. A month ago you would have said Klavan isn't first choice, but no one knew how solid as f**k he would be. I know its early days, but he looks like such a bargain.
Coutinho was magnificent. His anonymity in the first half was only due to the poor overall performance of the team. Once he started getting the ball, he was electric.
Coutinho may be MOTM but I was more excited by Mane, as we know what to expect from Coutinho. That was an amazing debut from Mane, his goal left me speechless. When is the last time Liverpool had a speed demon on the wing who can just tear through defences like that and bang it into the back of the net? One of the most impressive Liverpool goals I've seen in recent years, without a doubt, and an early contender for EPL goal of the season. He is a wickedly talented player, the hope is he does that virtually every game.
Gigi was useless in the first half, but his performance in the second vindicated what Klopp did with his team selection. When I saw the starting list I knew what he was trying to do. He wanted to keep Hendo in the holding role, and let Wijnaldum bomb forward using his goals/assists threat with our forwards so the team could take advantage of Arsenal's brittle defence. His assist for Lallana was fantastic (who took the chance superbly), and it's exactly what we bought him to do.
So despite the defensive vulnerabiltiy, I'm stoked. We scored 4 at Arsenal, how can you not be stoked about that. I think Klopp's antics after Mane's goal had a lot to do with Arsenal's quick reply. When your manager is running around acting like you've already won the game, it can most definitely instil some complacency into the team, and Klopp basically admitted so after the match.
