Klopp struggles for positives after familiar defensive woes


Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool vs Burnley - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 16, 2017 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp reacts Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - The sight of Virgil van Dijk reappearing in Southampton colours on the same day that Liverpool suffered another defensive calamity hardly improved the mood of Anfield supporters starting to question manager Juergen Klopp's methods.

The failure to buy the Dutch centre half -- or anyone else as an alternative -- remains a sore point on Merseyside where Liverpool's substandard defence was exposed for the third match running in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Burnley.

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