Liverpool opened the new season with a 2-0 win against Ipswich Town, yet there was drama before the game even started revolving around Joe Gomez. Gomez was left out of Liverpool’s squad to face the newly-promoted Premier League side with the 27-year-old defender pushing to leave the Reds after a summer of immense uncertainty for the England international. Newcastle United were close to signing Gomez in a £45m deal that even saw the Magpies book a medical for the defender, yet a deal ultimately collapsed as Eddie Howe’s side pulled the plug on the transfer. And Arne Slot seemingly now has his o…