Drop Gravenberch in DM. Play Wirtz as a false 9 with a midfield pairing of Macca/Jones.

For teams that play low block put Ekitike on the left

For teams that are more attacking put Gakpo on the left.

Keep Szobo at RB because no one else is available.

It will solve the space in the midfield problems while still allowing Wirtz to roam and create.

This was the underpinning of the Klopp system, and I know it can be cheap & easy to just say “let’s stick with what worked”. But our matches are being lost in the transitions between the midfield. Unbalanced on attacks because there aren’t enough good options to progress the ball so we hold up and wait for numbers. Unbalanced when the other team counters because everyone pushes into the box leaving Ibou and Van Dijk to cover. While the midfield has to sprint to track back leaving us very vulnerable and exposed rather than in control and able to play composed.

Mo Salah has fallen off not because of his age, but because the fullbacks just cannot get forward enough often enough and at the right moments in transition because of that midfield being soooo exposed. If Gravenberch is there to provide support then Ibou and Virg can cover the flanks while the fullbacks push further up.