You can argue that their goalscoring papers over the cracks, but personally I don't think there's much between Ben Foster and their two. Foster is trumpeted above his ability due to his nationality.
If West Brom's defensive and midfield setup is 'very much better' than Liverpool's, how come they've conceded (albeit, only 2) more goals in the league*? You could argue they're on par, but after two-thirds of the season, the table doesn't lie.
*Almost a quarter of Liverpool's goals conceded came against one team - City.
It says a fair bit I think that we are even having such a discussion as this in the first place, and shows quite how poor at the back and in midfield Liverpool are.
I honestly do think that the players that I mentioned previously would be a step up from their respective counterparts at Liverpool.
The only real difference has been Liverpool's attacking prowess, and now without Coutinho, that has been taken down a heck of a lot, and the burden basically now rests on Salah, and him alone, as Mane and Firmino probably will chip in with a few goals, but the pressure will all be on Salah's shoulders to be the main creative force, and goalscoring person.
All opposition teams now really have to do is make his life difficult and you will stop Liverpool from doing 90% of their attacking play.
So apart from him, I will try and ask again, just who have they got now that Coutinho has gone as their main creative force away from Salah? As again he cannot score and assist goals, he needs help, but they do not have anyone else to do so.
They desperately need a huge overhaul of players, but thankfully from our perspective, that simply will not happen, as they have owners with zero ambition at all.