Arne Slot stumbles on unstoppable partnership NO ONE saw coming | OneFootball

Liverpool went into the Chelsea fixture without Alexis Mac Allister ready to start. That led to a new midfielder - and it's one that now looks unstoppable.

Ideally, Alexis Mac Allister would have lined up against Chelsea. An ill-advised trip to Argentina for the international break appears to have been the reason he didn't.

And so instead, Curtis Jones was Ryan Gravenberch's partner in the middle. For a major Premier League clash with in-form Chelsea. One where the Reds wanted to keep it tight and frustrate Chelsea.

Now, if you're told people a few months ago that this would be the plan, they'd be wondering what on earth is going on. Jones and Gravenberch? Two of the more risk-taking midfielders in the entire league?

Two players who don't really fancy defending and are notoriously unreliable? Lest we forget, Gravenberch's reputation at the start of the summer was such that Turkish outlets felt justified in linking him with Galatasaray.

Jones felt like a player who could seriously miss Klopp. The Scouser, for one, was the most dispossessed midfielder in Europe last season. Not exactly a reliable, possession-based player.

And yet, the pair look unstoppable.