Liverpool are once again in a right-back crisis. Jeremie Frimpong is out for the next four weeks.
And in the last two games Andoni Iraola has made tactical changes which resulted in Ronald Araujo being taken off while playing as a right-back.
Against Villareal, Ryan Gravenberch occupied the role. We saw Victor Munoz feature there briefly against Brentford.
Conor Bradley is on his way back, but it will be a while until he is capable of playing at the level that he played before. We may not even see him get back to his best this season.
So, the answer is clear. Liverpool need to fix their right-back issues, and they need to fix it by going to the market.
The obvious choice for Liverpool
Signing a right-back may be more important than bringing in a midfielder this January for the Reds.
Liverpool might just be able to get by with Dominik Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Trey Nyoni and Alexis Mac Allister for the rest of the season; no matter how badly this team needs a defensive minded midfielder.
But they will struggle on the right-side until they are able to recruit a competent right-back. Someone who is capable of going forward and who also defends really well.
So, who should they go for?
We know Liverpool like Daniel Banjaqui but he is very experienced and Benfica will demand a fortune for him. January is not the time to make a move.
Instead, Liverpool should be looking at RC Lens defender Ismaelo Ganiou.
He’s a French U21 international. He is extremely young at 21-years-old but already has experience playing at a high level in France.