Liverpool: Jürgen Klopp’s entertainers remain in need of heavier mettle

Barça’s Coutinho interest, a lack of signings and lingering flakiness add to the stress on Klopp despite being a play-off from the Champions League

Star man: Philippe Coutinho has a box full of tricks, though his most reliable party piece involves him peeling in from the wing and pearling a shot into the corner. Everyone knows it’s coming, though few seem capable of stopping it. A gnawing sense of inevitability also surrounds a move to Spain, the playground for all serious South American talent in the end. So enjoy him while you can, should Liverpool see out August without Barcelona ripping out their heart for the second time in three years.

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