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The Guardian’s\u00a0daily football game<\/a>, On the ball, is now live in the app for both iOS and Android.\u00a0Can you identify the Premier League star from the clues?\u00a0<\/p>\n Thank you for your feedback.<\/p>\n Liverpool\u2019s signings did not include a right back, defensive midfielder or right-winger but Iraola, who believes Barcola could be deployed in Mohamed Salah\u2019s old position, insists the club\u2019s approach was correct.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy with all the signings we\u2019ve made,\u201d said the Liverpool head coach. \u201cI know the next question: \u2018Do you want more signings in other positions?\u2019 At the end the club has decided those signings we have done are the ones that improved our team and our position.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were other options we decided not to take, for different reasons: sometimes it is sporting reasons because they don\u2019t improve what you have, sometimes it is economical reasons as it didn\u2019t make sense in terms of the market to do those movements. But I\u2019m happy now I know what we have, I have a lot of quality in the team and now it is the moment for us, for the players, for me to develop what we have.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite the absence of a natural right-winger \u2013 Liverpool explored deals for Yankuba Minteh<\/a> at Brighton and Isma\u00efla Sarr at Crystal Palace<\/a> \u2013 Iraola is confident Barcola, Victor Mu\u00f1oz, Cody Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha can provide sufficient cover.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI think we\u2019ve preferred at the end to have the best players, probably, than a player that maybe is specifically for that [right-sided] position. I\u2019m very used from my previous teams to demand for all the wingers to play both sides.<\/p>\n
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