LIVERPOOL’S set-piece coach Aaron Briggs has paid the price for the team’s woeful performance in that area this season with his immediate departure from the club today.

Santiago Bueno’s goal for Wolves on Saturday was the 12th time in 18 matches Arne Slot’s side had conceded from a corner, free-kick or throw-in, no team in Europe’s top five leagues has conceded more.

Liverpool have not conceded more than 15 in an entire season since the 2015-16 campaign. Conversely, they have scored just three from set-pieces.

Therefore, it is understood an intervention was required with both the club and Briggs, a former Manchester City analyst who took over set-piece duties exclusively in September, reaching an agreement over his exit.

But Slot and his coaching staff, who will now take on the responsibility for set-pieces, accept that the decision to part ways will not be a “silver bullet” which will immediately solve the issues.

The statistics relating to Liverpool’s set-piece performance are well below what would normally be expected.

Only 18th-placed West Ham (10) have conceded more than Liverpool’s seven from corners. Their three goals conceded from throw-ins is the joint-most in the league alongside Newcastle.