Lyon’s Ligue 1 starlet Houssem Aouar shone in the Champions League while Premier League giants Liverpool lost away to PSG.
In a week where Liverpool’s lack of creativity and class in central midfield was exposed by a Marco Verratti-inspired Paris Saint Germain, Houssem Aouar highlighted exactly what he would bring to Anfield.
The 20-year-old was superb as Lyon battled to a deserved 2-2 draw with Manchester City in Tuesday’s Champions League clash, earning vociferous praise from Pep Guardiola after causing his side no end of problems at the Stade OL.
“Houssem Aouar is a very good player. He is incredible,” Guardiola told Sky Sports. “He’s always very calm with the ball at his feet, with excellent technical quality.”
A languid and intelligent midfielder, the France U21 international has got better and better throughout an outstanding breakthrough year – and he showed against City that he could be the man that Liverpool need to take their team to the next level.
RMC Sports claims that The Reds are indeed very interested in Aouar, who plays in the same left sided midfield role that a certain Philippe Coutinho made his own at Anfield before sealing that £145 million switch to Barcelona 10 months ago.
Now, the midfield trio of James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum that lined up in the 2-1 defeat in Paris offers plenty of perspiration but little inspiration.
Aouar, however, could provide that class and cutting edge that Klopp’s side need to break down tightly-knotted defensive lines.
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