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The dust has finally settled on what was a poor game of football on Saturday night as the curtains closed on the 2018/19 Champions League season. Liverpool the champions of Europe for a 6th time with Spurs falling short at the final hurdle.

To ensure it isn’t their last title for a while though, Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp need to listen to a former Anfield hitman.

Stan Collymore, who has never failed to voice his opinion when it comes to his former clubs, has chimed in with what he believes should be high up on Klopp’s shopping list as we nose dive into yet another transfer window.

What did he say?

The comments from the ex-Red have come in an article written in The Daily Mirror, and Collymore has claimed that if Klopp is to splash the cash this summer then he will need to secure another striker to give Roberto Firmino some real competition for a starting spot at Anfield over the next few years.

In some cases, Collymore can come out with some rubbish, but he’s got this one right.

Now 48-years-old, Collymore said: “On the pitch, Klopp needs a midfielder who, like Fernandinho at City, will function at 9.8/10 over a season and a striker who will challenge Roberto Firmino on a regular basis, as well as a couple more to flesh out the squad.”

Sorry Firmino

We know, there is a particular Belgian striker who scored in Madrid and is expected to receive a bumper new contract for his efforts, but hear us out.

The Anfield faithful will all be in agreement on the fact that Divock Origi is not starting quality and should remain a ‘super-sub’ in every sense of the term. Meanwhile, as Firmino starts almost week in week out he needs some decent competition.

If Klopp does decide to take this advice on board then it shouldn’t be too hard for him to bring someone in who can outdo the Brazilian. At times it seems that Firmino isn’t even a striker at all. He often drifts wide and drops deep to allow room for Mo Salah and Sadio Mane to run riot, but when the Kopites need a proper frontman to wreak havoc in big games, the Brazilian has often come up short.

Whoever does come to Anfield, they’d ideally have a perfect blend of Origi and Firmino’s best qualities.

The Belgian striker doesn’t have the technical ability to star in a Klopp system but he’s an ice-cold killer in front of goal and can score big goals, yet Firmino has the work-rate, the link-up play and the ability to adapt to a number of systems that Klopp can deploy.

Bringing in a star who has the best of both would not go amiss, but it could limit Firmino’s game time significantly.