Daniel Sturridge claims Liverpool are missing £65m star after Chelsea defeat

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And while much has been made of the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold, or the unbalanced look to their midfield, Sturridge believes that Liverpool’s front three is where they looked most disjointed. In particular, the former Liverpool striker believes that the absence of Diaz, sold to Bayern Munich for £65m to fund the signings of Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, has gone underappreciated. ‘Luis Diaz is a massive miss for them,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘When we look at Liverpool last year and how they used to press, he was arguably the one who set the press in the front three.

Here are our team’s key takeaways from Chelsea’s dramatic 2-1 win over Liverpool. In a front three, there has to be one person who does that. ‘We talk about the midfield and the balance and consistency there but I also think in the front three it’s important to understand which one is going to be our workhorse, which guy are we going to let do what he wants and the other can go high and score.

Liverpool’s front three are not firing on all cylinders (Picture: Getty) ‘I think right now I’m not sure the manager knows what he wants to do.’ Slot, meanwhile, insisted his side should not get caught up on their third loss in a row, especially after a game which he felt could have gone their way. ‘I think two very good teams were on the pitch today,’ he told Sky Sports. ‘First half unfortunately for us the only chance they had in the first half goes into the top corner. ‘ We created three open chances – Kerkez, Dom and Alex with the header – but I felt the game was equal. ‘Second half we started off really well. In the end we concede a last-minute goal. ‘Last season we lost against Chelsea as well.