Liverpool's unwanted record highlights creativity issue

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Amazingly, despite spending nearly £500m on their attack in the last two years, Liverpool have only created seven big chances in nine games so far, putting them second bottom among Premier League sides, between newly-promoted Coventry and Hull.Unable to create high-quality chances, the emphasis on speculative efforts from distance has increased, giving them an average of 0.09 expected goals per shot, which is one of the lowest in the division.Alexander Isak has overperformed in front of goal, scoring six Premier League goals from shots worth 4.35 expected goals thanks in part to his ability to convert more difficult chances.But Florian Wirtz's creative output this season typifies Liverpool's quantity-versus-quality issue in terms of their creativity. But other factors have contributed to their creativity issues too.The Arsenal game was the fifth in the Premier League this season in which Liverpool have conceded the opening goal.As a result, only five sides - Crystal Palace, Sunderland, Ipswich, Newcastle and Coventry - have spent a higher percentage of time trailing than Liverpool across the season's first nine games.

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