5 players Liverpool should sell in January

#1 Nathaniel Clyne

Clyne is prone to injuries.

Once an inevitable starter for Liverpool, Nathaniel Clyne now spends more of his time recovering from injury than he does out on the pitch. He went from appearing in virtually every Premier League game in the 2016/2017 campaign with 37 appearances, to a mere three (one of them a substitution) the following season, to nothing at all this season.

To add to that, Clyne has to compete for his right-back role with Trent Alexander-Arnold, a player who shows huge promise and performs consistently week in, week out. What hope does 27-year-old Clyne now have for a starting place in the side?

And the final nail in the coffin for Clyne's hopes is the fact that even when Alexander-Arnold is sidelined, Joe Gomez takes his place, rather than Clyne. He has been leapfrogged by two players within the last year alone. The future doesn't look good.

Where might Nathaniel Clyne go?

The Mirror have claimed that Cardiff City manager, Neil Warnock, is set to swoop in for Clyne in January. The deal is reportedly only going to be a loan, but it would provide Clyne with the important game time that he needs to progress now.

Cardiff currently sit 14th in the league, but are a mere 5 points from the bottom of the table. A player of Clyne's ability could make a profound difference to their hopes of survival, but it would still be a drop in quality for the former England international.