With Barcola to Liverpool signing, I was venting United’s rivals are stacking up their sides. In no way I meant United should’ve gone for Gakpo.

All that said, every top side in Europe is about two-deep everywhere, so everyone gets ample playing time with about 60 games to play. More so, United does need (and still may be looking for) a winger, Rashford’s reintegration be damned.

It simply didn’t occur to me that you might be envious of Liverpool stacking.

They lost one of the greatest goal scorers of all time. And Ekitike tore his Achilles and will be a shadow of himself for months even if he comes back in January. They have Barcola and a 22 y/o with a career 6 goals and 2 assists in two seasons in La Liga.

Now they’re losing Gakpo looking for a replacement. That replacement will be a lateral at best. But likely a drop in skill in favor of someone more direct and willing to play on the left.

In two years Liverpool will have lost: Diaz, Jota, Salah, Gakpo and Nunez.

They have Barcola, Isak, Ekitike, Munoz and ??? Rio is one for the future but the jury is still out.

Yes over the two year window Wirtz is an upgrade from Curtis Jones as a 4th midfielder. But he doesn’t upgrade Szobo so it doesn’t really improve the 11. Especially since Kerkez and Frimpong are downgrades from Robbo and Trent.

Liverpool are in complete rebuild mode.
Chelsea are refining.
City are reloading.
Arsenal are stacking.

As between United and Liverpool, I’d take United’s business.