Don’t be afraid of experience
In 2000, Gerard Houllier made the slightly worrying move of signing the 35-year-old Gary McAllister on a free transfer, after the midfielder had spent the previous four years with Coventry City. However, the Scottish international became an inspired signing, proving a key player in the cup treble of 2001, and scoring that incredible last-gasp free-kick in the Merseyside derby in the same year.
Experience can help the younger – perhaps more naïve – members of the squad feel that they have the ruthlessness within them to win trophies. The ideal candidate right now would arguably be Esteban Cambiasso, who is working wonders at Leicester and clearly has plenty of quality left in him.