Liverpool analysis - Matt Beard given welcome headache as perfect home record continues

Beard finally has welcome headache

Too many times last term, Matt Beard was left hamstrung by a dearth of attacking options. Long-term injuries to Leanne Kiernan, Melissa Lawley and Shanice van de Sanden meant the onus was almost entirely on Katie Stengel to carry Liverpool's offensive load.

Her departure in September - to National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) side NJ/NY Gotham FC - left the Reds in dire need of some quality reinforcements. The arrival of experienced striker Natasha Flint from Leicester City early in the summer transfer window was swiftly followed by a move for highly-rated England youth international Mia Enderby.

The former Sheffield United youngster has already shown glimpses of her prodigious talent - see her Bergkamp-esque strike against Manchester City - while Flint has notched three goals in eight appearances this term. But it's club-record signing Sophie Roman Haug, who moved to Merseyside from AS Roma, who has faced the most scrutiny in the early months of the season.

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Expectations were high for the Norway international, who impressed at the Women's World Cup over the summer, but an injury on the eve of the Women's Super League (WSL) season kept her from making an instant impact at Prenton Park. However, after getting off the mark for her new club against Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, the striker seems to have grown in confidence and she turned in her most complete display of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The 24-year-old bagged a goal and two assists against the Seagulls while Gemma Bonner, Ceri Holland and van de Sanden - who is