Premier League 2018-19: 3 reasons why Liverpool could miss out on the title yet again

#2: Squad Depth

Klopp has done a very good job of assembling this team that only needed a little boost from last season to really challenge for titles. But at the moment Liverpool has 5 injured players: Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson, and Dejan Lovren.

Virgil van Dijk formed a formidable partnership with Gomez but the latter went out injured at the end of last year. Since then, Liverpool have rotated the defense between Lovren, Matip and even Fabinho but have been getting mixed results.

Lovren got injured at the beginning of February but had inconsistent games until the injury. Chamberlain is on his way back from a long-term injury he got playing in the Champions League last year.

Roberto Firmino was stretchered out during the game against Manchester United

Bobby Firmino got injured in the last game against Manchester United, getting substituted in the first half. All of this calls into question whether Liverpool have enough replacements to make up the numbers.

The team does not have any backup striker either as Daniel Sturridge has just 2 goals in the league, and Divock Origi one less than Sturridge. Yes Mane and Salah score goals, but the team's offensive work should not depend only on them.

Firmino was a creator besides scoring and without him, Liverpool are not that dangerous.

Other strange movements have also taken place like Nathaniel Clyne going on loan to Bournemouth, in what might be a mistake that could haunt Klopp and his team.