John Aldridge points to big concern Liverpool must solve in January; nothing to do with the defence

Liverpool’s backline has been tipped to enter the transfer spotlight for quite some time now amid a whole swathe of reports linking the club with left-sided centre-backs.

Despite Kostas Tsimikas limping off with a serious injury during the Reds’ 1-1 draw with Arsenal, however, the club may be better placed setting their sights further afield.

John Aldridge certainly raised a concern his old side could do with fixing, potentially with the aid of the upcoming transfer window.

“The concern for me at half-time was the lack of finishing power in the Liverpool team and we haven’t said that too often this season,” the 65-year-old wrote for the Sunday World.

“Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz were poor in the opening 45 minutes and it needed that moment of brilliance from Salah to drag Liverpool back into the game.

“Gakpo is a great player but needs help from players around him to influence a game and I have some concerns about Diaz, who has, obviously, had a lot on his mind in recent months after his father was kidnapped back home in Colombia.

“He also had a serious injury and it looks like he has lost some of his confidence, with the drive he had to take on opponents when he first arrived at the club absent right now.”