Liverpool have ended their transfer window having done a minimal amount of business.

The Reds signed just two players all in all, with Giorgi Mamardashvili not arriving until next summer and Federico Chiesa brought in for a bargain price.

Supporters may have hoped for more, but Liverpool will continue to look for a defensive midfielder having failed to sign Martin Zubimendi.

In the meantime, a total of 22 players left Anfield either being sold permanently, through release or having been loaned out.

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At the end of a first summer under Arne Slot which promised much but ultimately delivered little, here are three big winners and three big losers of the window.

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Tyler Morton: The expectation for Liverpool’s transfer window had been that they would indeed end up signing that ever elusive, top quality defensive midfielder.

However, after the Reds pushed as hard as they could in a failed pursuit for Martin Zubimendi, they didn’t bother trying for anyone else.

Slot clearly doesn’t rate Wataru Endo, though, and after surprisingly sending Stefan Bajcetic out on-loan, he is out of the picture, too.

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This could lead to a big chance for Tyler Morton, who ended transfer talks with Bayer Leverkusen to come back into the Liverpool squad.

Good on the ball and excellent under pressure, Morton now has a clear route to the first team in he can take it.

James McConnell: Another to benefit from Liverpool’s lack of a new midfield signing could be James McConnell.

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Just like Morton, McConnell is a slick, deeper lying midfielder who has the look of a player Slot could really like.

With Bajcetic out for the season and Bobby Clark being sold, the 19-year-old has moved up the pecking order from last season.

Lewis Koumas called McConnell ‘very special‘ and although he’s injured for now, if he can show that quality upon his return then the former Sunderland prospect could get a look in.

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Andy Robertson: Although it was never deemed a huge priority this summer, there were suggestions that Liverpool could target a new left-back in the off-season.

That would obviously have been bad news for Andy Robertson, who had a tough time with injuries last term.

However, Slot has clearly put his trust in Robertson and the Scot will once again be relatively unopposed as Liverpool’s starting left full-back until January at least.

That goes down as a win in our book.

Cody Gakpo: One player who may feel slightly miffed at Liverpool’s summer business is Cody Gakpo.

The 25-year-old had a brilliant European Championship with the Netherlands, finishing as joint top scorer from the left-wing.

And although Gakpo says Slot sees him as a left-winger, he has started the season firmly behind Luis Diaz.

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With Chiesa now brought in as well, there is the danger that Gakpo falls behind the Italian in the left-sided stakes, too.

Not what he’d have been looking for in a big seasons for him personally.

Wataru Endo: Some may say that having dug in and held onto his Anfield dream, Wataru Endo is actually a winner of the transfer window for Liverpool.

But although Slot has been complimentary about Endo, it’s also clear that the Dutch coach wanted him gone.

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Although Endo has every right to stick in and fight for his place in the team, you do wonder how much the 31-year-old is going to play.

From a game time perspective, perhaps Endo would ultimately have been better off looking for another club.

Jayden Danns: Jayden Danns burst onto the scene in brilliant fashion last season, marking himself out as one to watch for the future.

But with another attacking player brought into the squad and having been injured throughout pre-season, Danns will barely be on Slot’s radar.

A loan move to Plymouth for Danns was scuppered by injury and it would surely have been better for the 18-year-old to go out and get minutes in the Championship.

It’s now hard to see how Danns fights his way past six top quality attackers and into the matchday squad.

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