Overview
- Liverpool have lost five of their first 11 league games and sit eighth, eight points off the leaders.
- Fowler says a Fabinho-style defensive midfielder is needed to provide stability in front of the back four.
- He also calls for centre-back reinforcement to safeguard against a potential Virgil van Dijk absence, with Marc Guehi cited after a reported deadline‑day move fell through.
- Coverage notes Borussia Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck as another centre-half option under consideration.
- Transfer reports continue to link Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo, whose release clause is said to activate in January, while Fowler also mentions Yakuba Minteh and Iliman Ndiaye as winger options.