Onana; Munro Maguire (c) Heaven; Dalot Casemiro Ugarte Dorgu; Moorhouse Mainoo Hojlund. Substitutes Bayindir, Heaton, Amass, Armer, Evans, Fredricson, Kamason, Kukonki, Collyer, Fernandes, Fletcher, Kone, Thwaites, Amad, Garnacho, Lacey, Obi.

Ruben Amorim’s side face a two-game post-season tour of Asia after a disastrous end to the season and 15th place finish in the Premier League

The Reds are known for their analytical approach to recruitment, and it is unlikely that Liverpool would not have considered a player if their conditions for a move appeared to be optimal. But there might easily be a straightforward reason as to why Liverpool decided against making the move.