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Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp told to change ONE player from Man Utd win against Arsenal
LIVERPOOL midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri deserves to start the Premier League clash against Arsenal on Saturday evening.
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That is the opinion of Sky Sports pundit and legendary Southampton striker Matt Le Tissier.
Shaqiri has had a fine start to life at Liverpool since joining from Stoke in the summer.
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The Switzerland international has scored four goals in his last four Premier League appearances.
However, he has rarely started against the so-called top six, scoring his brace against rivals Manchester United two weeks ago as a substitute.
I think he probably should. I think he’s done enough to warrant that
Le Tissier was asked whether Shaqiri should start after he impressed in that match.
“I think he probably should,” he replied.
“I think he’s done enough to warrant that.
“If they do have a tendency to sit back Arsenal then they’ll need many forward-thinking attacking players.
“You’ve got the front three already and to have him as well creating stuff, I think it would be a good move by Liverpool to play him.
“I think he’s been outstanding for them.”
However, Paul Merson believes having Shaqiri as an option off the bench against Arsenal would be better for Jurgen Klopp.
“The problem is if you do play him, if it does become a bit of a struggle, you look at the bench and think ‘who’s got the guile to come on and change this game?’,” Merson said.
“If he’s a sub, you’ve got that for 30 minutes.
“As a manager you’ve got that confidence of looking at the bench and think ‘this is a tight game, he can open it up’.
“If he starts and they don’t open it up, they’ve got no one else to do that in my opinion.”
Liverpool were six points clear of second placed Tottenham heading into this weekend's action.