Liverpool great John Barnes insists there's no need to buy a replacement for Virgil van Dijk.
Jurgen Klopp is facing the very real prospect of facing the rest of the season without Joe Gomez and Van Dijk with players sidelined by knee injuries.
To make matters worse, Trent Alexander-Arnold limped off during the draw with Manchester City last weekend after pulling a muscle in his calf.
"Well first of all, Virgil is a huge player and of course we're going to miss him," Barnes told PlayOJO.
"If we focus on Virgil's injury, not only is it disrespectful to the rest of the team, but it could affect the team's performance.
"I think the best thing right now is that there are no fans (in the stadium), because if fans had been there, with Virgil not playing, that negativity could have translated on to the pitch.
"If Liverpool go between now and January without conceding one goal, do we need a centre back? We can't say now we need to splash the cash, because if we do well, we don't need him [Van Dijk].
"At this moment in time, in the back of your mind, yes, we're thinking about a centre back. However, I still have faith in the ones we have so to say now that we definitely need one, I think is a little bit premature."
