3. Goals from midfield

One of the areas where Liverpool have struggled so far this season has been finding an alternative source of goals in the absence of Luis Suarez who already has 20 league goals to his name. Liverpool’s second highest scorer in the league is Daniel Sturridge with 9 goals, but he has been missing for the last two months, followed by Raheem Sterling and Steven Gerrard both with 3 goals and Philippe Coutinho with 2 goals.

The lack of goals from midfield will surely be worrying Rodgers since Suarez is bound to have an off day in the office sooner rather than later. In Rakitic, Rodgers may have a solution to the problem- he has scored 8 goals in 16 league appearances this season, including two penalties. Given his ability to get into the box and into scoring positions, it will be an added threat for the Liverpool attack with Rakitic lining up alongside the likes of Henderson, Coutinho and Gerrard.

Stats Courtesy : Who Scored.Com And Squawka

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