Daniel Sturridge may start against Newcastle United tomorrow with his manager Jürgen Klopp insisting that Liverpool do not lack the firepower of their Premier League rivals.

Klopp said recruiting a striker to go head-to-head with the likes of Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Álvaro Morata, of Chelsea, and Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku had not been a priority in the transfer window.

The manager favours an attacking triumvirate in which the goals are shared around. That philosophy has come under scrutiny with Liverpool winning once in September but Klopp is adamant his side is not disadvantaged. “That we don’t score is not the fault of one player. Yes, maybe Harry Kane would have scored one or two of the chances we had but he has missed chances in