5 players who are lucky to be playing for Liverpool

#5 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could consider himself lucky to be a Liverpool player

This one’s a bit different because where the players previously mentioned have all been part of the Liverpool squad for some time now and should consider their longevity lucky, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a brand-new Jurgen Klopp signing – one who should quite honestly consider himself lucky that he was signed in the first place.

Klopp spent a monstrous £35m to bring the England international over from Arsenal, who must’ve been rubbing their hands together given he wasn’t a key player at the Emirates and only made 16 appearances in Arsenal’s starting line-up last season in the Premier League.

Since arriving at Liverpool his form has been patchy at best. He’s done better since settling in, as the beginning of his career at Anfield was simply disastrous, but he’s still only started in 7 Premier League games since his move, bringing into question exactly why Klopp was willing to part with so much money for him in the first place. He’s clearly got talent – he was pretty fantastic when he burst onto the scene some six or seven years ago – but it just feels like Chamberlain’s lost his way somewhat and is still struggling to find it.

When he moved to Liverpool the word was that he’d moved in order to get a chance at playing as a central attacking midfielder, as he’d always been deployed by Arsenal as a winger or a wing-back, and for England, his holding midfield displays had been awful.

With the sale of Philipe Coutinho he may end up being given his chance, but the fact that he’s at Liverpool in the first place means that he’s a lucky player – after his most recent performances for Arsenal, it seemed far more likely that one of the Premier League’s smaller sides would move for him. If he fails at Liverpool in the long run, that may yet happen.