Reality check for Liverpool after summer transfers and tragedy

Despite goals from two new signings, Liverpool’s Community Shield defeat asks fresh questions of Arne Slot.

Liverpool players react in the shoot-out following the FA Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium. Pic: Adam Davy/PA Wire

Wembley was supposed to be a case of the men who weren’t there. It ended up asking questions of the team asked to defend the Premier League title.

Alexander Isak may soon become a Liverpool player. That will be decided soon enough by the transfer market; a game of charades is being played before money eventually dictates its conclusion.