Ex-Liverpool striker makes Florian Wirtz point and names transfer who can unleash £116m signing

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I think Liverpool need to look at a change in their style of play to bring back a sense of energy and high intensity to get running at teams again."Heskey's comments echo the concerns raised about Liverpool's playing style by Mohamed Salah on social media, which ultimately didn't affect Arne Slot's decision to pick him for his final appearance in red against Brentford.They will no doubt also ring true for many supporters. He picks up those little pockets of space like Coutinho used to."He just doesn't seem to have that real power or energy at the minute to drive them on, but he picks up some sensational positions, gets the ball and turns."It's the next little bit, and more understanding with the players around him, that he needs.

Let's give him next season and see how he goes."Hopefully, we'll see the best of him with a new team around him as well."Despite the drop-off supporters have witnessed after a summer of enormous churn at Liverpool last year, another busy window is expected with various players linked with moves away from Merseyside, along with the confirmed exits of Salah and Andy Robertson.The midfield department is high up the priority list for reinforcement in the eyes of many fans, who have seen Alexis Mac Allister's performances nose-dive this season after an influential role in the title-winning campaign last year.In Heskey's eyes, one player in that department who has been linked with rivals United should be right at the top of the Reds' shopping list this summer."I've said it before," Heskey said, "but Liverpool should be going after Elliot Anderson. He's great on the ball too."Liverpool need someone who can get around midfield.

He doesn't get around like he used to."The only player who really stands out in that midfield now is obviously Dominik Szoboszlai and he gets around the pitch."The others just don't seem like they can do it anymore so I think Liverpool need some heavy surgery in midfield. It's these sorts of midfielders that Liverpool need, and I think they need to have a look at signing one or two of them because you also don't want your big rivals getting them either."Whether the main issue is tactical or personnel-related, Liverpool need change in midfield this summer to control games off-the-ball as well as on it.Supporters, like Heskey, will hope those changes also help to unlock Wirtz - the man who is still expected to be Liverpool's difference-maker in the post-Salah era.