Here are your Liverpool FC morning headlines for Tuesday, November 1.
Full squad for Napoli
Ibrahima Konate is in contention to start Liverpool's Champions League group stage finale against Napoli, Jurgen Klopp has confirmed - although they will be without Joel Matip as he continues his recovery from a calf injury picked up against Arsenal.
French defender Konate missed the first portion of the season after picking up a knee injury in the final pre-season friendly against Strasbourg. He came off the bench in the 3-2 defeat against the Gunners and started in the 7-1 Champions League win at Rangers, but suffered a muscle problem at Ibrox that evening.
Speaking to the media yesterday, Klopp said of Konate: "It's very good to have him back. He's ready for the squad now. He trained yesterday completely normal. He's had eight or nine days. That's obviously very good. He is an option"
Elsewhere, Jordan Henderson did not train with the squad yesterday but was spotted undertaking an individual session in the Kirkby gymnasium, while there could be a place on the substitutes bench for a couple of young Reds.
See the full available squad here.
FSG transfer change
When a team goes through a bad run of form, there is always a tendency to apply blame to someone or something.
And while Liverpool's current run can be attributed to several reasons - fatigue, form of key players, injuries - one of the most frustrating points of blame for Reds fans is the lack of activity in the transfer market, with the finger almost entirely pointed at Fenway Sports Group.
Net spend has been a stick often used to beat FSG by sections of fans, with the Reds actually coughing up just £13million over the summer, according to Transfermarkt. Compare that to top-four rivals Chelsea (£205.72million), Manchester United (£205.67million) and Tottenham (£118.49million), and you can see where the problem lies.
For Liverpool to turn around their recent woes, however, they must look back to the 2018/2019 window in which the arrivals of Alisson Becker, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri contributed towards a net spend of £127m, while Virgil van Dijk's £76million move happened just a few months prior.
Liverpool, for now, are heading in the opposite direction. And as much as those at the top may not want to admit it, a change in approach when it comes to transfers is becoming more necessary with each passing match.
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