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Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher was discussing Andoni Iraola's midfield heading into the game against Crystal Palace, and he's absolutely spot on.
The Reds did secure a 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon, but that's certainly not a win that will define their season.
The Eagles have been struggling immensely, and although Liverpool are undoubtedly deserved winners, they certainly can't become complacent after that match.
Andoni Iraola opted to play Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister as his midfield pairing, despite them both having issues throughout the campaign.
The Reds have a serious lack of defensive solidity when the duo are paired together, and it's undoubtedly an area of the pitch they could do with strengthening.
Ryan Gravenberch was missing from the Liverpool squad for the game against Palace, so many would have been expecting Trey Nyoni to get a start.
The young midfielder, who is on the verge of agreeing new terms at Liverpool, has looked exceptional when given an opportunity by Iraola, but he found himself among the substitutes against Palace.
Although Liverpool got the result against Palace, there's still an argument to suggest they need to find the right midfield pairing.
A Horizontal Bar Chart Depicting Liverpool Midfielders Starts vs Subs Including Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch,
When given the chance to play, Nyoni has looked the most impressive of all Liverpool's deeper midfielders, but Iraola is clearly reluctant to play him too often.
Nyoni has started just one Premier League game so far this season, but when coming off the bench and in other competitions, he's looked more than comfortable.
He needs to be a key figure going forward, as he is a completely different profile to Liverpool's current options.
Iraola is clearly reluctant due to his age, but that shouldn't stop him from giving him more starts in the Premier League.
Virgil Van Dijk
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Carragher is right about Nyoni
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Speaking about Liverpool's midfield heading into the game against Palace, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher said that Nyoni is the only Liverpool player who can see danger and stay in the middle of the pitch as a defensive midfielder.
"Trey Nyoni is the only Liverpool player have right now who sees dangers and stays in the middle of the pitch and can actually play from there."
Carragher believes that the midfield pairing of Szoboszlai and Mac Allister simply doesn't work, with the former not suited to playing in a double pivot.
“Individually, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai are two really good, talented players, but do they work as a partnership? I would say Szoboszlai is not suited to the double pivot.”
Of course, you could argue that it did work against Palace because they pulled off a 3-1 win. As previously mentioned, however, that isn't an opponent you should be basing all of your judgment on.
Nyoni is undoubtedly deserving of more minutes at Anfield, as he's the only true defensive option for them.