Liverpool are willing to spend big to find Steven Gerrard's successor. The Daily Express says Liverpool have lined up Everton's Ross Barkley and Roma's Miralem Pjanic as potential replacements for Gerrard.

The Reds skipper has revealed his intention to join MLS outfit LA Galaxy when his contract expires in the summer.

And Brendan Rodgers is keen to sign Barkley, 21, for £60m as his successor, with 24-year-old Pjanic - valued at £23.5m - eyed as a back-up plan.