I caught up late with the #lfc game vs Newcastle. Nothing about it made me think that switching managers was the answer to the problems of last season. There was a lack of confidence and a lack of quality in certain areas.

Gakpo was our most likely source of a goal but apparently they want to sell him. We created almost no chances within the 6 yard box. Near the end, Izak thought he should have got a better ball from Kirkez, when he was well placed for a tap-in, and he was right. Kirkez should have done.

In fact, Kirkez was crap, embarrassed by Elanga and having to be lectured by Virgil on a number of occasions. Frimpong was better defensively than him, but his delivery into the box is so far beneath Trent’s that it only emphasises what we are missing. Jacquet was impressive on the ball but neither of van Dijk’s centre back partners looked up to standard defensively.

Gravenberch gave us some drive and was mostly excellent. Dom also a class apart. Munoz looked promising in his cameo. But we are back to where we were at the start of last season: still trying to find an identity as a team. Will we have to wait another season for this to be sorted out? In which case, you could have left Slot to do it.