Jamie Carragher claims there’s ‘something not right’ about Liverpool’s front three and suggests Jurgen Klopp may need to dip into the transfer market, with Luis Diaz ‘a shadow of himself’ after knee injuries

Jamie Carragher believes something is amiss with Liverpool‘s forward line and suggested Jurgen Klopp may need to sign a replacement for Luis Diaz. 

He was speaking after Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal, where Mo Salah saved the day with a brilliant strike but the other forwards failed to score for the fifth game running. 

Diaz failed to score for the seventh Premier League game on the bounce while Darwin Nunez drew a blank for the 12th consecutive game in all competitions. 

While Liverpool are still among the league’s top scorers with 37 goals in 18 games, they have been reliant on Salah and players from further back to contribute goals in recent weeks. 

Carragher told the Gary Neville Podcast: ‘Looking at Liverpool’s front three, there’s something not right about it.

He claimed that Luis Diaz needs to have a good second half of the season or his position in left-wing could be at risk

‘Gakpo has been here for nearly 12 months and he’s had flashes but nowhere near enough. Diaz looks a shadow of himself after his knee injuries last season.

‘I really feel that Diaz needs to have a good second half of the season otherwise Liverpool will be going into the market in the summer on the left-hand side. It just feels that with Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino going, they haven’t replaced them in terms of quality.

‘I know Darwin Nunez started on the bench and he is on a poor run of form in terms of goals, but Nunez has to be almost the first names on the teamsheet.

‘Even in the midweek Carabao Cup win over West Ham, he creates a goal and he creates panic, there’s a feeling of even if it’s not going well, he can run past someone or get a shot off. Somewhere he could do something.

‘It feels like we are still making excuses for him but Liverpool have still got right now in terms of a front three…