Liverpool made a fair few changes to their ranks over the summer.
Some players such as Curtis Jones ended up exiting while others, such as Ronald Araujo and Bradley Barcola joined.
Many more changes were expected to take place but, in the end, only four new players were brought in.
This means that even though the Reds had one of their worst seasons in recent memory under Arne Slot last term, there still hasn't been all that many changes to their ranks.
Of course, Andoni Iraola's appointment is likely to make the biggest difference but, Wednesday's 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid proved that work still needs to be done on Liverpool's first-team squad.
Last summer, over £450 million was spent on new players by Liverpool.
Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz were obviously their marquee signings but, in reality, it felt like the Reds ended up much worse off.
They had a lack of vision and a lack of desire which led to them finishing fifth in the Premier League.
This then meant that Slot had to be relieved of his duties but, that doesn't mean the damage that he's done at Anfield isn't still living on.
Milos Kerkez was brought in last summer to be the long-term successor for Andy Robertson and, despite Slot knowing that he wanted the Hungarian as his first choice, Robertson was still handed an awful lot of starts due to how much better he was performing.
Some fans even expected Liverpool to offer the Scotsman a new deal after how important he was for them.
However, that didn't end up being the case and instead, Kostas Tsimikas returned to Anfield to be Kerkez's back-up.
But, after the 22-year-old's performance against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday evening, it's clear that he is still miles away from being ready to be Liverpool's starting left-back.
As mentioned, there are still many areas of Liverpool's first-team squad that need upgrading.
The Anfield outfit have a lot of gaping holes among their starting XI and, if the Reds don't re-enter the market in January, they're going to fall massively behind their rivals.
Talk of January transfer deals has already been rife with Ben Jacobs even suggesting that Liverpool are going to want to replace Alexis Mac Allister in 2027.
However, with how badly Kerkez played against Atletico on Wednesday, it feels like a new left-back should also be high on Liverpool's priority list.
Throughout the summer, new left-backs were linked with Liverpool and, by the time January comes around, it's clear to see that fans are going to get fed up of Kerkez's erratic performances.
He was the main reason why the Reds conceded against Atleti after he let Marcos Llorente get away from him.
As a wing-back, he's a more than solid option but, since the Reds are going to be playing with a back four all season, they could do with someone a bit more defensively mature than the 22-year-old.
Here's hoping that it isn't too late for the Reds to realise this.
