If we had more signings Milner wouldn't be in Liverpool let alone the squad. He will be 37 in January and he somehow manages a regular place in our midfield or at Left back. There surely must be something better than him out there that wouldn't break the bank.
As someone else mentioned when we lost our centre backs a couple of years ago the whole team was affected. Attack went to shit because midfield went to shit because defence had gone to shit. We lost 6 games in a row and just about managed top 4.
Liverpool during the 80's was always improving the squad, sometimes even getting rid of or losing players in their prime. We always evolved and always kept a decent spine. We are just letting the spine age and updating bits of the fringe around it every now and again and we have been doing that for a while.
Towards the end of last season we were running on fumes but we could have won the lot. We really should have invested more in the summer.
I think this season will be like the one a couple of years back but more of a struggle as teams around us seem to have got better.
I think this is a really important point.
The Liverpool I grew up watching always strengthened from a position of strength. Not only did that constantly refresh and improve the squad, it also served to demoralise the opposition.
We simply haven't done that since we regained our perch at the top of the tree. Klopp has done the work of a sorcerer in his time here, but even he has his limits. He built a wonderful, hard working and hard pressing side, but that intensity takes its toll as players age. Sadly, we never really refreshed while we were ahead, and too many in the squad declining at the same time was always a probability. I think that's where we are currently.