It’s been a real summer of turnover at Liverpool.
Indeed, there have been numerous high-profile arrivals at Anfield this summer.
Alexander Isak joined Liverpool on deadline day in a British-record deal, while Florian Wirtz also signed for the Reds earlier this summer.
Milos Kerkez looks an exciting signing, while Jeremie Frimpong impressed before getting injured.
Meanwhile, there have also been high-profile outgoings as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Jarell Quansah and Darwin Nunez all left the club.
It is certainly a period of evolution at Liverpool, and speaking on The Sports Agents Podcast, Troy Deeney has claimed that a big change could be on the horizon at Anfield.
Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesLiverpool could be set to change formation
Deeney spoke about Liverpool and a potential tactical switch that could be on the horizon.
Marc Guehi didn’t sign for Liverpool this summer, but he remains a target, and Deeney reckons the Reds could switch to a 5-3-2 formation and sell Mohamed Salah if Guehi were to join.
“I can see a situation, if they had got Marc Guehi, where they played 5-3-2 after this year, and maybe sell Salah, they’ve brought two centre backs in, which would suggest that they want to play a three,” Deeney said.
“You’ve got the full backs or wing backs in Frimpong and Kerkez, who are more attack minded. And then you’ve got the midfield, which is based to have a 10, that’s why they brought Wirtz in. And then you could have the two up front.
“So I think they are working towards that.”
What would Liverpool look like in a 5-3-2?
Deeney raises an interesting idea here.
With Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike both in the squad, a two-striker formation could work for Arne Slot, and, sadly, Mohamed Salah isn’t getting any younger.
The £34m man hasn’t started this season brilliantly, and at the end of the season, it could be time to cash in on the Egyptian and evolve the squad further.
Liverpool could field a very interesting line-up in a 5-3-2.
Liverpool XI in a 5-3-2 formation
This is a team that could genuinely dominate the Premier League, even without Salah in the side, and it will be interesting to see how Arne Slot tries to evolve this side, because at the age of 33, Liverpool do need to start thinking about life after Salah.