Liverpool fans were just dealt the weekend from hell. While the team succumbed to a dire 1-1 draw against Burnley at Anfield on Saturday, the transfer market provided no respite as news of Marc Guehi's move to Manchester City broke the day before.

The Crystal Palace captain was left out for the Eagles' miserable 2-1 defeat at Sunderland and has now wrapped up his £20m switch to the Etihad.

The Times' Paul Joyce (via Rousing the Kop) carried out an autopsy on Liverpool's doomed pursuit of Guehi, identifying three factors that contributed to the Reds losing out on the England centre back.

Joyce said: "It is clear Liverpool hoped Guehi would recognise the efforts they had made to sign him before Palace co-owner and chairman Steve Parish pulled the plug on a deal on deadline day and, in turn,...