Gary McAllister admits he and Steven Gerrard have a dilemma over who plays up front against Celtic on Sunday.
Alfredo Morelos had to make do with a 74th-minute introduction as he returned from a four-match ban in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Hibernian.
McAllister said: “He should be, he’s had quite a bit of time off, which is unfortunate.
“But the facts are we have someone who has come in and done fantastically well.
“So we have two proven strikers, two strikers who are at different times of their career. One can learn from another, most definitely.
“But we need competition for places and we have two top number nines.
“It’s a nice dilemma, it’s a nice problem. You need that sort of competition right through the team.”
“He has worked hard but he has been frustrated,” he said. “He is very rarely injured, touch wood, he is very robust, so when he is on the sidelines he is just frustrated that he is not on the pitch.”
McAllister added: “I think Jermain is key for all forward-thinking players at the club, just the way he navigates from Monday through to Friday.
“He’s a top pro and a perfectionist, and that’s why he’s playing at the age he is, playing at at the level he is playing at.”
McAllister said: “For me it was a world-class goal. I loved the way he just manoeuvred his body and just passed it in, rather than a lot of goals he scores when he goes for power.”
