Liverpool beat Newcastle 3-1 at Anfield, but Covid affected the performance of the team defensively. van Dijk, Fabinho and Jones were all isolated because of Covid. Konate wasn't expected to start, but he did the best he could and Matip is still a work in progress. Liverpool managed to win the game, but a lot of work needs to be done to fix the defense. Liverpool are going to have to handle Covid well, since Mane, Salah and Keita will be joining the national teams to play in the African Cup of Nations, otherwise, the squad will get thinner and thinner.