Liverpool forward Bradley Barcola admitted that his side needed greater “control” in Sunday’s defeat to Arsenal, an approach he believes will help in similar matches moving forward. The Reds manager Andoni Iraola, however, is revered for his facilitation of chaos.

The Merseyside outfit head into Wednesday’s Champions League clash away to Fenerbahçe with a perfect league phase record to maintain.

Having so far overcome Atlético Madrid, LASK and Villarreal with varying degrees of comfort, Liverpool sit pretty toward the top of the continental table. They’re well on track to earn a top-eight finish for the third consecutive season, thus avoiding two extra games in the new year.

Results certainly haven’t been the issue for Iraola at the start of his Liverpool tenure, with Arne Slot’s successor overseeing just two defeats across all competitions.…