1) The creative players are very young…
The players charged with making things happen at Liverpool next term are ferociously talented, but very young. Raheem Sterling is 19, Coutinho is 22, and new signing Lazar Markovic is only 20. While new signing Adam Lallana is 26, in terms of experience, he’s never even played in Europe – while Sturridge is about to embark on his first ever season as a club’s first-choice forward. While the ability of those mentioned isn’t questioned, their ability to consistently win matches against seasoned winners like Manchester City and Chelsea probably is.

