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A huge overhaul was needed.

To the eternal credit of Klopp and stand-in sporting director Jorg Schmadtke, the Reds pulled off a masterclass in the transfer market, signing Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch.

Two years on and three of that four make up Arne Slot’s first choice Liverpool midfield.



And although Caicedo stood firm in his desire to join Chelsea, Mac Allister has now highlighted why Liverpool should regret missing out on the Ecuadorian.

Liverpool left it too late before going all in on the 23-year-old in 2023, with Chelsea having already convinced him of a future at Stamford Bridge.

But as Mac Allister hinted while speaking to Sky Sports this week, he and Caicedo together could have been simply unstoppable at Anfield.

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“I shared a dressing room with Moi, fantastic player, really good physically,” Mac Allister said on Caicedo, before ranking him as a tougher opponent than Declan Rice and Rodri.

“I always thought he was going to be amazing.”

“I would put Moi Caicedo first [as toughest opponent], he is very complete, on and off the ball he is really, really good.”

It remains to be seen whether Liverpool look for another option to complement Mac Allister in a deeper-lying role.

For the time being it is hard to argue that they could find better than Gravenberch.

But had they followed through with their plan to sign Caicedo, it’s likely that Liverpool would have signed the Dutchman anyway.

Four midfielders had always seemed like the plan.

If the Reds had a Mac Allister and Caicedo axis with Gravenberch supplementing, they would be in incredible shape for the present and future.

There would be no need for transfer business for years to come, with Caicedo and Gravenberch still just 22 and 23 respectively.
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