If there was still anyone who downplayed Liverpool's lack of defenders as a serious issue for the club then surely they would have been silenced at Southampton on Monday night.
The sight of Jordan Henderson - a Premier League and Champions League winning midfielder - lining up at the back alongside Fabinho - another midfielder up until this season at least - certainly spelled out just where Jurgen Klopp's men were short.
Sure they did have both Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams on the bench, but they have already come to rely too much on a pair of players who have seen much more action than they would have expected this season.
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