Jurgen Klopp forced into another formation change as…

Jurgen Klopp forced into another formation change as FSG face obvious Liverpool sale decision

As the Reds look to put the disappointment of a home defeat to Leeds United behind them, it's time for your Liverpool FC morning headlines on Monday, October 31.

Jurgen Klopp has no choice but to change Liverpool formation once again as two defenders dropped

Jurgen Klopp will be forced to again return to the drawing board after Liverpool’s miserable home defeat to Leeds United on Saturday night.

Crysencio Summerville scored a last-minute winner for the Peacocks as the Reds suffered their first Premier League home defeat in front of fans since April 2017, despite Mohamed Salah cancelling out Rodrigo’s early opener following a defensive mix-up between Joe Gomez and Alisson Becker.

Liverpool are back in action on Tuesday night as they welcome Napoli to Anfield in their final Champions League group game. Having been thrashed 4-1 by the Serie A outfit in Italy, it is at least some consolation for the Reds that their place in the knockout stages is already secured as they prepare for their rematch against Europe’s most in-form side this season.

With the diamond formation failing against Leeds, it would be no surprise if Klopp turned to a new system once again against Napoli. And with top spot unlikely given the thrashing his side suffered in Naples, the German could make a number of changes and experiment in a low-risk bid to resurrect Liverpool’s fortunes on Tuesday night.

Read the full story HERE.

FSG face obvious Liverpool sale decision as long-term plan remains ongoing

The difficult start to the Premier League season and the perceived lack of underinvestment in the first team compared to their biggest rivals means that the ownership at Liverpool have been feeling some heat.

While social media should seldom be used as a barometer for the opinions of entire fan bases, the tough start to the campaign for Jurgen Klopp and his men, one that has been born from midfield struggles that many understandably feel should have been addressed in the summer transfer window and even before that, Fenway Sports Group 's approach has come into the cross-hairs of some Reds fans once again.

While last season saw the Reds come within a whisker of achieving football's Holy Grail of the quadruple, with Liverpool beaten in the final of the Champions League and 15 minutes away from winning the Premier League to go with their FA Cup and League Cup successes, for some it was a season achieved in spite of the owners, not because of.

FSG's ownership of the club has long been divisive. What was once seen as the blueprint for how ownership should approach the transfer market, where the focus on data and finding undervalued players yet to hit their ceiling as opposed to simply deficit financing the acquisition of players and inflating the market year after year, is now seen by some as an exercise in penny pinching, a model unable to keep pace with the spending power of clubs owned by countries.

The arguments against FSG's more recent past have their merits, especially as they continue, and likely will forever more, remain on thin ice after the club's part in the failed European Super League plot. The club haven't been bold enough at some points in terms of pressing home their advantage, and a lack of activity in at least two windows means that succession planning has stuttered somewhat and the transition to a new era has not been as smooth as it maybe should have been.

Read the full story from Dave Powell, our Business of Football writer, HERE.

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