The former Reds hitman is impressed with the attacking talent in the current line-up and admits they compare favorably to the team containing Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling.
Emile Heskey says Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are at least as good as the Reds side who came so close to winning the Premier League title in 2013-14.
Liverpool have stormed to the top of the Premier League with a series of devastating performances and Heskey believes the attacking power provided by Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane is every bit as strong as that possessed by the team which included Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling.
“Only time will tell whether or not they can win it,” Heskey said. “But they are prepared for it.” Naija and Bet
“Defensively they are no further forward but attacking wise they are very fluent like they were back then.”
Liverpool put six past Watford in their final game before the international break to claim top spot from Chelsea and Heskey admits that he has been impressed by their awesome display this season.
“They are fantastic at the minute,” he said. “The fluency of their game is a joy to watch. It’s a kind of team if you score two, they’re going to score five. It’s interesting to see them play.”
Klopp prefers to play without an out-and-out centre forward which could mean trouble for Daniel Sturridge but Heskey sees no reason to alter a winning team.
“They’ve got a system that works,” he said. “It’s not traditional but we’ve got to accept they don’t need a forward right now.
“When Sturridge comes in it still works. So it’s seems to be something they are all doing.
“Mane, Coutinho and Firmino are very attack-minded, skilful players. Everyone loves coming for the ball, Mane loves going in behind because he’s got that pace. It looks really good.
“Confidence is sky high. You’re loving every moment of it. You don’t want the games to finish and you want the next one to come along very quickly.”
Liverpool have not got the distraction of European football this season, something which Heskey admits gives them a big advantage over many of their title rivals.
“You can work on things during the week,” he said. “If you had a game during the week, you wouldn’t be able to work on it.
“Also, if you have any injuries, you can rest those players and get them back out. You might otherwise have to roll them out 70 per cent fit.”
