Horrific luck costs Liverpool star a STARTING role

One Liverpool star would be starting week in, week out if not for some horrific luck. Brutally unfortunate for the huge talent.

Liverpool's rough run of form continued this week as they went down 4-1 to PSV Eindhoven at Anfield. That's now back-to-back defeats by three goals at home and they've come within a matter of days.

This is officially the worst run of form from a Liverpool team in 76 years. The last time saw them relegated from the first division as the bottom team.

It essentially means that no player is performing well enough. The likes of Dominik Szoboszlai have been solid, though his displays are largely what you'd expect from the players, rather than something to celebrate.

No one's role should really be safe as things stand. In fact, one star would almost certainly be starting if not for horrendous bad luck.

Giovanni Leoni's missed opportunity

Liverpool signed Giovanni Leoni in the summer from Parma for a sizeable fee. They were willing to invest big money in the teenager, believing he could be the future of their defence.

Well, there's a chance he'd currently be the present. Ibrahima Konate's performances continue to disappoint, with mistakes leading to goals in each of his last two outings.

It's very, very easy to link his efforts to the fact his contract expires at the end of the season. Real Madrid are interested and everyone can reasonably question if his head has been turned.

But he can't really drop out of the team. Joe Gomez isn't fit, with Arne Slot admitting that the defender had injections in his knee recently.

Leoni would almost certainly be there to play if he hadn't suffered that horrendous injury on his debut. What a debut it was, too - the Italian was magnificent at the back, looking as composed as they come.

And we imagine that composure would have led to some big-game starts if he were fit. The sole reason he's not getting opportunities over Konate is because he's not available.

It's a real blow. Not just for Leoni but for the team as he'd offer a potential bright spark as a major young talent with genuine star potential.

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