He was poor defensively Swab. Subbed off for Milner later on and Milner did a better job defensively.
He looked poor defensively because TAA kept getting caught out of position.
Klopp set us up for Henderson to play in front of TAA instead of sitting in behind him, and it worked very well for 30 mins.
After that TAA was pushing up too early.
Milner was brought on to defend behind Robertson and Origi, with Mane switching to the right, and Salah being more central.
TAA was supposed to be a "traditional" RB in this, with Mane as a wide midfielder tracking back, and Wijnaldum tucked inside to stop the runner that Fabinho kept losing.
Having a rusty CB and a very young FB on the same side was an issue; both were caught out of position.
In the first 30 mins, Henderson was excellent in his attacking play.
Watch his passing and interplay down the right.
When they adjusted their system, TAA kept getting caught out, and Henderson was outnumbered.
It was actually an excellent bit of in game management from them.
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