LIVERPOOL MIDFIELD LACKS TOP QUALITY

MY 606 sparring partner Robbie Savage thinks Manchester United will finish above Liverpool this season. I don’t know about that, but looking at the midfield that started the Merseyside derby, I wouldn’t say it is a title-winning one. Fabio Carvalho, Fabinho and Harvey Elliott are all talents, but good enough to become English champions? Don’t count on it. Liverpool are lacking a spark right now. I’m sure we’ll see them emerge on the other side of this rough patch but six games in, they’re looking short of what’s required to be champions.