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Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool boast sufficient firepower to challenge for glory this season.

The stack of chances the Reds have spurned in recent weeks has reopened the debate about Klopp's decision not to buy a top-class centre-forward this summer.

While Manchester United signed Romelu Lukaku, Arsenal went for Alexandre Lacazette and Chelsea bagged Alvaro Morata, Klopp only brought in youngster Dominic Solanke.

Liverpool haven't had anyone plunder 20 goals plus in a season since Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge were operating in tandem in 2013/14.

But the Reds boss says he's happy with Roberto Firmino and Sturridge as his two senior striking options and doesn't regret not strengthening further in that department.

Klopp said: "Is there any strikers apart from the boys you mentioned? We considered a lot over the summer. But it’s not the time to talk about what we considered.

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"If there is a striker out there who is better than ours or fits better than ours, why shouldn’t we do it?

"We are not crazy. But I’m really happy. We have Roberto Firmino, maybe not 25 goals but ask anyone in the Premier League and they will say ‘What a player’.

“We have Daniel Sturridge. We all know about his potential. Now he’s fit, so hopefully we can use it. And then everyone will ask for a fit Daniel Sturridge and want to have him.

“And we have Dom Solanke for sure the biggest English talent in the position No 9. That’s a fantastic situation."

Firmino was below par at Leicester last weekend and struggled again in the midweek stalemate with Spartak Moscow in the Champions League as his finishing let him down.

However, Klopp has leapt to the defence of the Brazil international ahead of Sunday's Premier League trip to Newcastle United.

“That we don’t score at this moment is not the fault of one player," Klopp added.

"Yes, maybe Harry Kane would have scored one or two of the chances we had, probably yes.

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"But he missed chances in other games in other moments of his career. So it’s not always about asking for other players. It’s to work with what you have and that’s what we’re doing.

"Taking more chances, everybody could do this. Roberto as a player is really, really good.

"There’s no doubt about it anymore. The second chance he had after the cross from Hendo (Jordan Henderson), I think he didn’t see the ball. On another day, he would score in that situation.

“Because Morata is now really working and is a perfect fit, because Lukaku is the perfect fit for Manchester United, because Harry Kane is now scoring, because Lacazette is doing well. We had other things we felt we needed to do first. For us, the market was not really there.

“You cannot buy just because you think you will not score enough. We have enough chances and we will score. We had no chance for Lukaku, that would have been an interesting move! We have to sort our things out and maybe it’s your job to think about all the other guys at other clubs.

“We have a very good fit to make the best of it and that’s what we’re trying to do.”