Jamie Carragher believes wantaway Southampton centre-back Virgil van Dijk should sign for Liverpool over Chelsea as he would suit their system better.
The Holland defender stunned the St Mary's team this week when he handed in a transfer request, claiming he was left with "no alternative".
He has been linked with a move to Liverpool throughout the transfer window, but Chelsea have also shown an interest in the centre-back.
Speaking on new Sky Sports show The Debate, Carragher discussed van Dijk's future, and admitted that the Premier League champions would be a more appealing prospect, but the Dutchman would be better suited playing for the Reds.
"Chelsea have been a lot more successful than Liverpool over the past 10 years," admitted the Reds legend.
"They are the champions and there's the massive pull of living in London and at this moment Chelsea are a better team than Liverpool.
"But if I was him I'd have a look at how Chelsea set up in that back three. It looks to me like you'd have him as the middle man where David Luiz played so well last season.
"I don't see either of them playing the wide centre-back position.
"I think with Liverpool the thing would be you could go there and be the man who took Liverpool back to winning trophies.
"People talk about the league but Liverpool have only won one trophy in 10 or 12 years."
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