Is Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski going to show what Liverpool missed out on?

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Napoli star Piotr Zielinski will be under the spotlight at Stadio San Paolo as Liverpool come to town in the Champions League.

The midfielder is one to watch anyway given his importance to Napoli and his ability on the ball.

But intriguingly Zielinski faces the Reds, who actually bid £9.5 million for him a couple of years ago.

According to the Sky Sports, the Poland international was on the radar of Jurgen Klopp whilst he was still playing for Udinese.

The player ultimately chose Serie A and Napoli, where he has gone from strength to strength since he arrived.

He is featuring more prominently now following the sale of Jorginho to Chelsea.

Zielinski is likely to line up alongside Marek Hamsik and either Allan or Amadou Diawara in midfield on Wednesday.

Why Liverpool must be wary

Liverpool must ensure that Zielinski is well tracked.

The midfield maestro is an excellent dictator of games. He is an extremely accurate passer – very much in the way that Jorginho was.

Klopp should task James Milner with marking him. The Englishman is arguably the Reds’ best presser, and in theory won’t allow the Pole to build up any rhythm.

Liverpool have some great midfield options now, but they won’t want to give Zielinski the chance to prove they were wrong not to press harder to sign him.