The Senegalese was a huge player for the club in the great team that Jurgen Klopp first built.
However, captain Virgil Van Dijk believes that in Luis Diaz, they have a similar talent who is now showing his true class.
“Yeah, I think we’ve seen that over the last couple of years with Sadio playing as a No 9 and drifting in different positions, so I think the players can do damage everywhere,” said the Liverpool skipper after a 4-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen, where Diaz scored a hat-trick.
“Obviously for him, I’m very pleased for him to get this first Champions League hat-trick of his career. His first goal was quality all over. It was an amazing ball from Curtis (Jones) and a fantastic finish.
“I think he’s an amazing player, like the rest of the guys.”