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Robbie Fowler believes all three Liverpool stars will leave Anfield during the summer and that is a worry many fans will have as the season approaches April.
Should Arne Slot lose all three, Pep Guardiola has shown the Dutch coach that he can be successful without the trio.
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Guardiola’s Barcelona team is regarded by many as the greatest to ever play football as the Catalan club swept all before them between 2008 and 2012.
When Guardiola arrived, the Spanish coach had many decisions to make and throughout his time with the La Liga giants, his team changed bit by bit.
The name on the back of the shirt was never bigger than Barcelona while the legendary coach was in charge and over three years, Guardiola sold Ronaldinho, a prime Yaya Toure, a prime Deco and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, after a move for the Swedish star never worked out.
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After helping Barca to a treble during the 2008/09 campaign, while also netting 36 times that season, Guardiola was also happy to sacrifice Samuel Eto’o in order to progress his team.
All these names were huge, yet it never stopped Barcelona from being successful under Guardiola as the Spanish coach always found a way to replace them and evolve his team.
This is a period of history Slot should take inspiration from as the Dutch coach could be about to lose three of his biggest players at once.
However, Slot cannot afford to lose Van Dijk as the Dutch star is the most important player at Liverpool, both on and off the pitch.
The centre-back is still playing at an extremely high level and certainly has another two or three years in his legs.
Liverpool need to do everything they can to keep the 33-year-old at Anfield for next season and beyond, as it would also allow them more time to find the ideal replacement.
This summer is set to be one of major changes at Liverpool and just like Guardiola, Slot is more than capable of adapting and taking the Reds into a new era without some of their current heroes.