Ekitike Dynamic and Its Impact on BalanceLiverpool entered this season believing their heavy summer investment would sharpen the squad and

PSV XI: Kovar, Dest, Schouten, Yarek, Salah-Eddine, Mauro Jr, Saibari, Veerman, Man, Til, Perisic. Subs: Olij, Smolenaars, Obispo, Flamingo, Sildillia, Nagalo, Wanner, Fernandez, Pepi, Driouech, Bajraktarevic, Boadu.

Liverpool are aiming for some respite amid an utterly disastrous run of form when they host PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday evening.

However, the combination of Liverpool’s poor form and Slot’s side missing Diaz’s characteristics has heightened his loss. The same can be said of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s qualities in passing and build-up play: but while the right-back is struggling to impose himself at Real Madrid, Diaz’s fine form at Bayern makes his absence cut deeper.

The trial of the man accused of driving through crowds of fans celebrating Liverpool's title win will begin tomorrow.

Florian Wirtz has struggled since his £116m transfer to Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen, and Max Eberl reiterates that Bayern Munich wanted to sign the Germany international

Gary Neville refused to label it a “crisis” but he’s about the only one, and Jamie Carragher said he was “shocked” by the way “fans, friends and family spoke about Slot” after the 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest. There are now plenty of people – who don’t have the “unconditional love” they had for Jurgen Klopp – that want him out.

Liverpool's youngsters welcome PSV Eindhoven to Kirkby for their UEFA Youth League clash on Wednesday afternoon, and you can follow it all here