Liverpool hero Stephane Henchoz insists Switzerland still needs Arsenal defender Stephane Lichtsteiner.

Lichtsteiner left Juventus for the Gunners over the summer.

Asked if Switzerland should stick with the veteran, Henchoz replied to Blick: "Absolutely! He still has much to offer. Before the game in Sweden they all said: Lichtsteiner is suspended, no problem, we have Lang, he is just as good. I said at that time: Careful, friends. Lang is good against Thun and Lugano. I felt confirmed. No, the Nati cannot do without Lichtsteiner and his mentality."

He also said: "I have the utmost respect for him. If you play for Juventus at the highest level for so long, then you know: he has never lost even five percent. Otherwise he would have been outside for a long time. He was a regular player for years."