It's a puzzle for beaten Liverpool without missing pieces

LIVERPOOL (Reuters) - Liverpool's 1-0 defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday was more than an early season setback – it raised the question of whether they have the strength in depth to cope with the dual challenge ahead of them this term.

For the first time in four years Liverpool are back in the Champions League and much of the focus of their transfer market strategy has been based around creating a squad big enough and good enough to be able to fight on two fronts.