Liverpool vs Huddersfield Town, 5 Talking Points

#4 Coutinho's absence could be a telling factor in the coming week or so

Coutinho watches the game from the sidelines

The reason why Liverpool looked woeful in the second half was that of Coutinho's absence. The Brazilian was ruled out due to a groin injury and it remains to be seen how long he'll be out for.

In his absence, Klopp decided to draft in Sturridge into the lineup and while the Englishman did open the scoring with a delightful chip, Liverpool simply failed to break the the sturdy Terriers backline regularly.

In the end, it didn't really matter as Huddersfield went in search of a goal and the game opened up, but considering what's already transpired this season and the general consensus of teams adopting a counter-attacking approach against Liverpool, the hosts can count themselves lucky.

Firmino was shifted to a wide role but he simply doesn't have the same ability to pick out a pass or create something like Coutinho.