Liverpool fans plead Jurgen Klopp to start latest signing against Everton

Liverpool fans want the latest signing to start against Everton.

The transfer window may have ended but the Reds have still been able to get some deals over the line. Marko Grujic went to Porto on loan, without an obligation to buy, but sporting director Michael Edwards has worked his magic again.

We’re in the middle of the international break and have Everton up next in the Merseyside derby. Strangely for Liverpool, the Toffies are doing incredibly well at the moment and this next game is crucial.

What makes it more important is the context. The Reds need to put their 7-2 humiliation at the hands of Aston Villa behind them – and that’s why fans have called for change.

Adrian has been forced into goal as Alisson has suffered another injury. Even this break won’t help the team out much as the Brazilian will still be out for around six weeks.

Being a second choice goalkeeper is an odd task. By their nature, they are not good enough to start regularly, yet they’re expected to conform to the same standards as the men they replace.

Some clubs have ‘keepers at a broadly similar level. Liverpool do not.

Alisson is the best in the world and it’s only natural that there’s going to be differing levels of ability between the two men.

Which makes the clammer to start new signing Marcelo Pitalunga slightly odd, or slightly tongue-in-cheek at the very least.

Pitalunga is 17 and has arrived, fresh faced, from Brazil. He knows Alisson and has trained with the star and his brother, Muriel, for his former club Fluminense.

There’s no way he’s near ready to be thrown into the first team mix, never mind for a huge Premier League game. But maybe that shows the depth of frustration that we’re feeling with Adrian.