Arne Slot is still attempting to find his best lineup after a number of summer arrivals at Liverpool.
It was a period of huge turnover for the Reds, as the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Darwin Nunez departed while Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz arrived, along with four other new signings.
Three consecutive defeats across all competitions suggests the onus is now on Arne Slot to get these signings firing – but Luis Diaz continues to thrive in the meantime after Liverpool sold him to Bayern Munich.
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Luis Diaz now earns Ronaldinho comparison as Colombian shines after Liverpool exit
In just six Bundesliga appearances, the South American can already boast five goals and four assists.
Heading off on international duty with Colombia has done little to disturb this remarkable run of form, as Diaz scored yet another goal to help his country to a 4-0 win over Mexico on Sunday.
During that game, the man Liverpool sold to Bayern Munich for £65.5m even had one Mexican commentator comparing him to Ronaldinho, following an audacious no-look pass which created a chance.
In a video which has since gone viral on X (previously known as Twitter) it was said: “At the back first, the Mexican team tried. James now, and he passes it. Again with Luis Diaz, Diaz comes forward and takes on his man, Diaz gets ready. Without even looking he pulled off a Magic Johnson move – good heavens, he did a Ronaldinho!”
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The 28-year-old is quite clearly playing with a huge amount of confidence at the moment, which cannot be said about Liverpool as a group amid a run of three successive defeats.
Despite terrific form, Liverpool were right to sell Luis Diaz
At the moment, selling the Colombia international does not look like a wise move given the current circumstances, but it was the correct call from Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes.
Diaz – who Alexis Mac Allister admires – turns 29 in January, and an explosive winger like him who relies on bursts of speed might begin to struggle when he reaches his thirties.
Had Liverpool rejected the £65.5m bid, there was every chance the Reds would never receive an offer that high again, while the fact Diaz also had just two years remaining on his contract needs to be taken into account as well.
Furthermore, the emergence of Rio Ngumoha most likely would not have happened if Liverpool kept the man born in Barrancas.
Diaz deserves credit for a blistering start to life in Munich, but we are confident Liverpool’s decision to sell will be proven correct in due course.