Liverpool legend Graeme Souness says Chelsea are a striker away from being a title challenger.

Souness is a fan of Gonzalo Higuain but doubts whether at 31 he is the right man to take Chelsea forward.

"I've said all year, I don't think Chelsea are far away," Souness said on Sky Sports after Chelsea's loss at Liverpool on Sunday.

“Imagine [Didier] Drogba today in that team, or even [Diego] Costa in that team today.

“It's a very different Chelsea, you'd have that focal point, someone that will take the centre-backs on physically.

“When Higuain came on, and I've been a fan of Higuain throughout his career, but he is 31 now and he was playing off the two centre-backs.

“But I still think there is a lot to be admired about Chelsea."