Indeed, Alexander Isak is the player that most fans expect to join Liverpool before deadline day, but with the way things seem to be headed, that doesn’t feel guaranteed.

As mentioned, Rodrygo is a player who has been eyed up by Liverpool since the Club World Cup.

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Although rumours haven’t been as rife over the last couple of weeks, it’s clear that there’s still some interest there with Steve McManaman sharing his thoughts on who’s the better player out of Rodrygo and Cody Gakpo.

When asked who was better out of Eduardo Camavinga and Alexis Mac Allister, McManaman said the following to METRO: “Bloody hell, Alexis Mac Allister at this moment in time.”

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He was then asked who was better out of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jeremie Frimpong, to which he simply replied “Trent.”

Finally, McManaman was then asked about Rodrygo and Cody Gakpo, to which he gave a more in-depth answer about: “That’s harder that one, if you ask me now, tomorrow, I’d say Cody Gakpo.

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Who would you pick?

? Steve McManaman does a player swap between two of his former clubs, Liverpool and Real Madrid, and picks who he prefers in each position.

However, as far as back-up options go, it’s going to be hard for Liverpool to do much better than Real Madrid’s Rodrygo.

The Brazilian can play anywhere across the front three, and since he’s only 24 years old, there’s still plenty of time for him to grow into an even better player than he already is.

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And, a deal for Rodrygo would likely be much cheaper than Isak, especially since he’s been out of favour with Los Blancos for some time now.