Liverpool may have splashed out more than £200m on new forwards in the summer as well as signing attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz for £116m. But head coach Arne Slot has a 'special talent' and an 'England No.9' waiting in the wings too.

Slot freshened up his frontline with the British transfer record £125m purchase of Alexander Isak and the £79m arrival of Hugo Ekitike after completing a move for the in-demand Wirtz.

And, while the Reds' results going into the international break were disappointing, there is no doubt that the Dutchman has a luxury of attackers managerial rivals are envious of.

Throw in Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa and Slot will be spoilt for choice when all his frontmen are fit and firing.

But the Liverpool boss also has to find a way to give...