Graeme Souness: ‘There’s an obvious reason Liverpool aren’t in the market for many players’ More often than not it’s been a tweak here or a minor upgrade there that has been seen to suffice for defending champions

Graeme Souness will tell you there was a voice in Michael Robinson’s head telling him he didn’t really belong at Anfield. Liverpool were reigning league champions when the Republic of Ireland international made the switch from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1983 and they already had a pairing of Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish up front.