Daniel Sturridge insists Liverpool are missing one player and points out Arne Slot mistake

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But they had not been at their best throughout as they called upon late winners of their own in the majority.READ MORE: Gary Neville slams four 'absolutely useless' Liverpool players in scathing putdownREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk sends strong Liverpool message and makes Trent Alexander-Arnold denialLiverpool underwent a £450m spending spree in the summer and broke the British transfer record twice in the process as Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak were two of ten new arrivals.But such spending was countered by a number of high-profile exits, including Diaz, as the Reds banked over £200m as the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah also moved on.Diaz joined Bayern Munich in a deal worth up to £65.5m and has enjoyed an explosive start for the German giants, returning six goals and four assists from his first ten outings for the club.In contrast, Liverpool’s own attacking options have looked rather subdued as Slot’s new-look front line continues to take its time to gel.And after seeing the Reds lose to Chelsea, Sturridge confessed that he believes his former club are rueing their decision to sell Diaz - who had wanted to move on after failing to agree a new contract Anfield.“Luis Diaz is a massive miss for me,” the former Liverpool striker said on Sky Sports. “When you look at Liverpool last year and how they used to press, I think arguably he was the one who would set the press in the front three.“Szoboszlai would do it in the midfield with that power and dynamism that he has.

He brought something to Liverpool that they are now missing.“I think Ekitike and Isak and Wirtz work hard, I'm not saying they don't. But what I will say is that they're attack-minded players.“I think with Diaz would sacrifice himself defensively.

In a front three there always has to be one guy who goes, ‘I'm not stats hungry’.“You see Gakpo this year scoring more goals, Salah scoring less, the new strikers want to hit the ground running.“So I think, Jamie (Redknapp, fellow Sky Sports pundit and former Reds captain) questioned the balance in the midfield, but I also think it's in the front three.“It's important to understand which one of three is going to be the workhorse, who's going to be the one who does what he wants and who's going to be a hybrid of both. Right now, I'm not sure the manager knows what he's going to do.”The decision to sell Diaz was not the only one Sturridge questioned at Stamford Bridge, as he also questioned the wisdom in not starting Wirtz against Chelsea.“I think today’s the type of game you need a Wirtz,” he said.