Steve McManaman believes Xherdan Shaqiri offers Liverpool ‘something special’

Steve McManaman believes that Xherdan Shaqiri is a special player and offers something to Jurgen Klopp that other Liverpool midfielders don’t.

Despite not starting very many games for Liverpool this season, Shaqiri has directly contributed to five goals and has looked dangerous every time he has turned out for the Reds.

Aside from an exciting relationship he appears to have struck up with Mohamed Salah, the Swiss maestro seems to be a player that his teammates trust on the ball and want to get involved in midfield to create goalscoring opportunities.

Former Liverpool player Steve McManaman has noticed the positive impact Shaqiri has made at Liverpool and believes he is able to offer an attacking approach that other Liverpool midfielders are unable to.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: Xherdan Shaqiri of Liverpool scores during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Fulham at Anfield on November 11, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

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“He offers that little bit of a creativity in there, doesn’t he? If the front three are not firing or you know, they are just off their game,” McManaman said.

“People keep talking back to [Philippe] Coutinho leaving and where is the creativity coming, and a lot of the midfielders, certainly at this moment in time, are all the same type of midfielders.

“The Hendersons, the Milners, the Wijnaldums, even the Keitas to Fabinhos. So I think Shaqiri as a midfielder does offer you something a little bit special.

“And he’s done really well of late, he’s played really well. You have to remember that he’s only been at a club like Liverpool for three or four months.”

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