Klopp happy as Jota and tactical shift trouble Sheffield United

KICK ON: Liverpool match-winner Diogo Jota celebrates his goal with Trent Alexander-Arnold as Roberto Firmino, right, opts for a more attention-grabbing expression of joy. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

The spectre of an injured Virgil van Dijk is destined to hang over Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool for this entire season but, while the champions may live to regret their failure to sign a new centre-half this summer, one close-season arrival is already proving his worth.

Diogo Jota, signed late in the window for £41m (€45m) from Wolves, was an arrival that raised some eyebrows, outside Anfield at least, especially when central defender Dejan Lovren had been allowed to leave without a replacement being signed.