Liverpool went into the summer knowing they would lose three midfielders, but little did they know they might have to replace arguably their two most important players in the middle of the park over recent years.
Jurgen Klopp's side let James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all leave at the end of their contracts - aware that a rebuild was needed following a disappointing campaign.
Liverpool have boosted their squad with two young creative midfielders in Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton and Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig, costing the Reds a total of £95m.