Liverpool slipped to third in the Premier League over the weekend after only managing a 1-1 draw at Manchester United.

Jurgen Klopp’s men were replaced in second by Tottenham on Saturday following their 4-0 victory over West Brom, but the Reds were unable to leapfrog Mauricio Pochettino’s men on Sunday despite taking a first half lead at Old Trafford through a James Milner penalty.

Instead, Jose Mourinho’s United earned a deserved point six minutes from time when Zlatan Ibrahimovic headed over the excellent Simon Mignolet to deny the Reds a 14th league win of the campaign.

Consequently, Klopp’s men have fallen seven points behind league leaders Chelsea after Antonio Conte’s men beat Leicester 3-0, yet Liverpool remain in a great position to return to the Champions League next season, given that they lead fifth place Manchester City by five points with 17 games to go.

However, the Reds will be frustrated not to get the three points at Old Trafford yesterday, and many feel that Klopp needs to make one or two more signings in the winter window to keep his side in the title race.

Inevitably, that means that some players will need to leave the club to make room for new additions, so here are TWO Liverpool players who must leave Anfield this month for their own good…

Alberto Moreno

When James Milner, a midfielder by trade, is ahead of you in the left-back pecking order, you know that you have done something badly wrong and have thus lost your manager’s faith.

That’s what has happened to Liverpool full-back Alberto Moreno, who started the season as Klopp’s first choice left-back, yet produced a defensive horror show in their 4-3 win over Arsenal on the opening day.

The Spanish international brought down Theo Walcott to give the Gunners an early penalty, albeit it was well saved by Simon Mignolet, before he left Walcott in too much space in the box to give Arsenal the lead.

Unsurprisingly, Moreno has since then been on the peripheries of the Liverpool side, although did perform well in a 4-2 victory over Crystal Palace, yet he is clearly not fancied by Klopp, and should probably consider a move away this month.

Daniel Sturridge

Daniel Sturridge had to once again make-do with a place on the bench in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday, with Divock Origi preferred to the England international.

And, for the most part, that has been the story of Sturridge’s season.

The 27-year-old has started just five of their 21 Premier League games this season, and took until the 4-1 win over Stoke on December 27 to register his first league goal of the campaign.

Although he has made a few more starts in recent weeks, it’s unlikely that Sturridge is completely happy with his situation at Anfield, and so could look to move on this month in a bid to keep himself a regular feature in Gareth Southgate’s England squad.

Southampton and West Ham have been linked with a move for the forward in January, and he’d certainly get regular football at those clubs should they maintain their interest and strike a deal in the coming weeks.