Four new attacks Klopp can try this season after Liverpool signed Luis Diaz

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Jurgen Klopp now has a plethora of attacking options at Liverpool – more than he’s ever had before. Here are four new attacks he could try.

Liverpool signed Luis Diaz to end January, paying around £37m to bring the player in from FC Porto. In doing so, the Reds boast attacking options they’ve never really had before.

So what, exactly, can Jurgen Klopp do with his new attack at Liverpool? We have a look at four new options to tear teams apart.

Diaz – Jota – Salah

The most obvious one. Diaz has made his name playing from the left wing at Porto, scoring 14 goals in 18 games this season. Bringing him in as a straight-swap for Sadio Mane is almost certainly the long-term plan.

And there is a lot of goals in this trio. All three are incredibly direct forwards who want to get on the end of chances. Liverpool would essentially sacrifice some of Mane’s all-around game for someone even more direct – it certainly relies on creativity from midfield.

Diaz – Firmino – Salah

This is an interesting one and arguably a better fit than with Diogo Jota centrally. Diaz wants to get in behind to score goals at every opportunity and having Roberto Firmino vacate the space as a False 9 could be absolutely deadly.

We think this might be the best way to get the most out of a Diaz/Mohamed Salah tandem. Having those two flying beyond Firmino could be impossible for opposition defences.

Diaz – Jota – Salah
Firmino

This would see a sacrifice in midfield to put out a 4-2-1-3, essentially. You get that incredibly direct front three with Firmino operating between the lines as an out-and-out no.10.

It’s very, very attacking, certainly. That will suit certain fixtures, however, and Firmino could even swap out for players like Harvey Elliott or Curtis Jones in that deeper role. Providing that front-three with a proper playmaker could be deadly.

Diaz – Jota – Salah – Mane

This is an interesting one that sees Liverpool play all four of their goalscorers at once. It’s also a similar system to the one Diaz has played with Porto, who usually use two central forwards.

It allows Liverpool to just attack at pace relentlessly, while the extra attention for centre-backs allows the wingers to isolate full-backs. For games against back fives, in particular, we wonder if Jurgen Klopp might move towards a system like this.

And above all, it’s the one we want to see – there are goals from everywhere.