Former Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has urged Xherdan Shaqiri to leave Liverpool.

Hitzfeld, who managed Shaqiri for the Swiss national team until 2014, says his former player needs to move on in order to be 'happy'.

He told Blick: "Xherdan should move to a club where he will be playing regularly.

"He must be happy again, we all want to see a happy Xherdan again. A change would be good for everyone around him and his fans.

"A Premier League club with a solid midfield would be a good step, or at a Bundesliga club such as Gladbach, Leverkusen or Wolfsburg.

"He needs to gain a foothold again and get match practice."