Terrace Talk - Liverpool: Pay-per-view suddenly became pay through the nose 

Lord knows no-one even sarcastically wept when Lovren left but not replacing him at all felt like daring Fate to do her worst, and she has

Liverpool's Diogo Jota celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game with Trent Alexander-Arnold (right) during the Premier League win over Sheffield United. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Operation ‘Survival Without Virgil’ began with two wins, neither impressive but as we’re often told they all count.

There was some excessive bravado, given Fabinho’s performance in Amsterdam, but against Sheffield United he looked exactly what he is; a makeshift defender, and this will be a long couple of months.