Emile Heskey has suggested that dropping Mohamed Salah and deploying two strikers could be ideal for Liverpool right now.

The Premier League champions have struggled in the attack despite spending a substantial amount of money on quality attacking players. They have not been able to find the back of the net as often as they would have expected. Their chance creation has suffered as well.

Former Liverpool striker Heskey believes that Salah is currently struggling, and it would be ideal for Liverpool to drop him and opt for two strikers instead. 

They have quality strikers like Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike. Isak has proven himself in the Premier League consistently with Newcastle, and Ekitike has been outstanding since joining Liverpool. Using the two players up front could add a new dimension to the Liverpool attack.

Heskey feels that defenders are not used to dealing with two quality strikers nowadays, with most teams preferring a lone forward. Therefore, Liverpool would have more unpredictability about them if they decide to start with both strikers.

Heskey said to TEAMtalk: “Mo Salah’s not doing great, so he is the one who would be sacrificed. Because when you’re playing Mo, he likes to play high and wide, but...