Lovren steps out of defence, and gets dummied by a player moving slowly in a straight line. Bin.

— Si (@PhantomGoal) January 21, 2017

Lovren has good games and he gives everything for Liverpool, but we won't win a title with him starting. That, I'm sure of.

— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) January 21, 2017

Despite heavy suggestions that his time at the club is up, many have been calling for the return of Mamadou Sakho to partner Matip. The Frenchman has fallen out of favour with Jurgen Klopp, but the defensive frailties within the side highlight the need for change in the centre back positions. Liverpool fans certainly seem keen on the idea of a Sakho-Matip pairing.

Sakho is fucking dying in the reserves while fucking Lovren and Klavan are costing us games.

Sakho & Matip should be our defence.

— - (@AnfieldRd96) January 21, 2017

Time to ditch Lovren at the end of the season. Klaven was peanuts he can play the noddy games

— Mark (@Batchowski) January 21, 2017

Neither Klavan nor Lovren are consistent enough to provide the defensive pairing for a side wanting to challenge at the top of the Premier League. Klopp himself reflected on the quality of his back four following the defeat, and surely it is only a matter of time before he looks elsewhere for a quality defender.

Has Klopp’s trust in his players been thrown back in his face? Many suggested Liverpool needed external recruitment to address their defensive issues, but he said he believed in his squad and would rather educate them into becoming better players. But with the defence continuing to be the clubs Achilles heel, surely it is time to invest?