#3 Liverpool miss Coutinho's creativity
After selling their star Brazilian in Neymar, Barcelona have been since chasing Liverpool’s star Brazilian. Philippe Coutinho has been subject to multiple bids from the Catalan club, with the most recent one of £114m being emphatically rejected.
It was clear that the Reds struggled creatively without the little magician in the first half. A midfield three of Henderson, Milner and Winjaldum didn’t possess the creativity to break down a low-block Palace defence.
In the second half, Klopp clearly challenged his midfielders to be adventurous, as they made more runs into the final third. Regardless of the change in tempo and approach, it’s clear that Liverpool miss their talisman as he’s the only one with the ability to create something out of nothing.