Liverpool look like they made a massive mistake in this summer’s transfer window when they decided to let Luis Diaz join Bayern Munich whilst spending huge sums on rebuilding their attack.
The Reds were superb as they won the Premier League title last season, with Diaz playing a key part as he scored 13 league goals in 36 appearances.
Surprisingly, Diaz was allowed to leave Liverpool for Bayern for just £65m, while the Merseyside giants splashed the cash on new attacking players who just haven’t clicked at all.
See below as Diaz is now on ten goals in all competitions this season, more than Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak, and Florian Wirtz combined
Isak has not been fully fit and has just one goal to his name, while Wirtz is yet to score at all. These are players that cost £125m and £113m, respectively.
Can Liverpool’s misfiring forwards turn things around?
Although Arne Slot’s side are back to winning ways with two victories on the bounce against Aston Villa and Real Madrid, there have been major concerns all over the pitch this season.
Not only is Diaz out-scoring Liverpool’s new attackers, but he also has more than Mohamed Salah (5) and Cody Gakpo (4) so far, with those two under-performing in comparison to what we saw from them last season.
There’ll now be plenty of their fans wondering how to buy Manchester City vs Liverpool tickets for the big game at the Etihad Stadium this weekend, whilst also preparing themselves for a potential bloodbath that could all but end their title hopes before we’re even midway through November.
Liverpool have conceded 24 goals in all competitions already, and you have to fear what the in-form Erling Haaland could do to them this weekend.
In happier times, the Reds could perhaps have hoped for their front-line to bail them out, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening right now.
In Diaz, Liverpool had a proven Premier League player who contributed high numbers of goals and assists every season. How they could do with someone like him in their line up this weekend.