How Vitinha highlighted a growing Liverpool problem which must be fixed this summer - opinion

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PSG’s midfield embarrassed Liverpool on Wednesday night, with Vitinha at the heart of everything good they did. It’s a stark contrast to the performance from Alexis Mac Allister, another diminutive, technically brilliant number eight.

He wasn’t at it — nor has he been for most of the campaign. He doesn’t float around the pitch like the PSG star.

2-0 down vs PSG, it's going to be some ask from here… Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images As outstanding a footballer as Mac Allister is, and as combative as he is in the middle of the park, he can’t cover the same ground as Dominik Szoboszlai or Ryan Gravenberch.Regrettably, I think Liverpool should cash in on a player at the peak of his powers, receiving a healthy fee to go towards a Caicedo-type midfielder. Someone who can offer protection to the back line that Mac Allister can’t.READ MORE: Vitinha shows Hugo Ekitike how it’s done by ‘waiting 20 minutes’ to swap shirts with surprise Liverpool starJoin Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox