"Klopp was having an issue, certainly in the Liverpool games I had seen, of getting Coutinho, Mane, Salah and Lallana all into the same side," explained Barton, speaking on the Sports Breakfast.
"It is going to be Mane and Salah either side of Firmino and now he has got only a smaller issue of does he play Wijnaldum or Lallana.
"I think it has actually helped Klopp out. He knew he had a player who wanted away, he
was getting a load of money for him, he knew he would be able to reinvest in the side.
"It is going to sound bizarre to say this because Coutinho was mercurial for them at times but they could actually end up being a
better team, a more cohesive team, without Coutinho.
"I don't think he is as good as Hazard. Salah has been more influential than him this season, certainly with his goals."