Once something is written it can never be erased if you have second thoughts. Liverpool's work in the January transfer window was a 1/10 before losing 2-0 to Leicester City but their utterly feeble attempts to score a goal on Tuesday means that really needs to be adjusted to a big, fat zero.
The issues in dealing with Shakhtar Donetsk over a €32 million deal for Alex Teixeira may have been problematic, and Liverpool may ultimately be relieved not to sign another expensive under-achiever, but to not buy a striker of any kind at all borders on the reckless.