In an ideal world we all want Liverpool to be consistently challenging for trophies and for titles. So based on this, this is how I'd rank our current squad.
Good enough for first XI in a title winning team:
Clyne, Sakho, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge.
I think there's been a lot of over-exaggerations in this thread to be honest. You don't need 11 world class players to make a world class team and I think many forget that. The 5 I've named there, in my opinion, would make a fantastic base provided they're surrounded by players of similar quality.
Good enough for squad in a title winning team:
Mignolet, Moreno, Flanagan, Lucas, Can, Milner, Firmino, Ings, Origi, Ibe.
Again, we don't need a blank canvas. We aren't a million miles away, it just looks that way because we lack star quality. Our squad is actually a pretty good one which is why we're crying out for players to be found that are ready to come straight into the first XI when signed. Unfortunately, it's naturally extremely difficult to find this kind of player when you're not already one of the consistently top teams/you're not oil rich.
Left Lovren out intentionally because I'm unsure on whether he's good enough for the squad. Like everyone else, a month ago I would've laughed off such a suggestion but his upturn in form under Klopp has been quite a dramatic one.
Re: Firmino, I see a few saying he's not good enough. Anyone who watched him regularly in Germany will have seen how extraordinarily talented this lad is. It's breaking my heart to see so many thinking he's sh*te cos he hasn't really produced yet when he's 21 years old in a new country.
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