(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Liverpool’s Champions League defeat in Istanbul has raised further questions about our early-season form, with former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin warning that the 1-0 loss “could have been worse”. Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily podcast (via BBC Sport), Nevin argued that sloppiness in possession repeatedly left us exposed against Galatasaray. “Gala were handed many opportunities that they didn’t take and it could have been worse than 1-0 because of that. “The understanding between [Ibou] Konate and [Virgil] Van Dijk wasn’t great and they looked shaky and uncertain.”This follows a weekend defeat at Crystal Palace, with our back line again coming under scrutiny. It comes at a time when Ibou Konate has been the centre of criticism from the likes of Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer, for his recent performances.