Liverpool legend Jason McAteer believes the club would suffer more if they lost Roberto Firmino to injury, compared to Mohamed Salah.
The latter suffered a niggle against Leicester City, with fans concerned that he would miss game time after the international break.
But McAteer believes if they do have to miss an attacker through injury, Firmino would be the more impactful loss.
McAteer told The Racing Post: "People have questioned Liverpool's strength in depth and I don't think it's quite as strong as Manchester City's, but there is cover in key areas.
"Take one of their star players out of the team and inevitably it has an impact – it would at any club. But Jurgen has been able to tweak things and bring in different players and look where they are.
"The one player I think is indispensable going forward is Roberto Firmino. Forget Sadio Mane or Mo Salah, it's Firmino who makes the whole thing tick going forward. I think if Liverpool lost Firmino it would have a bigger impact than losing Mane or Salah.
"Look at the Super Cup against Chelsea where Liverpool produced two completely different halves of football, the first without Firmino and the second with him. He's a more important part of the attacking jigsaw than anyone else."