Slot rotated the pair at the beginning of last season, before he moved Diaz centrally following an injury to Jota. It allowed Gakpo to excel in the left-wing role, finishing the season as Liverpool’s second-highest scorer with 18, while Diaz became Slot’s preferred No 9 option for a large portion of the campaign.

Wirtz's decision to perform a U-turn on an apparent agreement to join Bayern Munich and head to Liverpool has drawn some unexpected criticism

Florian Wirtz is on the verge of completing what could be a Premier League record transfer to Liverpool, and one former Red has claimed Arne Slot may have played a big part in the deal