I guess I'm talking more about what we had with Mane and Salah at their best. We lack the sort of player that the opposition is scared of, that can dig us out with a piece of magic when we're struggling, that isn't necessarily constrained by systems and how those around him are performing.
Jota is a good team player and source of goals but he's not that kind of player. He more of a system player.
And it's not just about scoring goals, it helps the team all round. Teams were absolutely petrified of stepping beyond the halfway line because they knew that the slightest slip up would mean Mane or Salah would murder them on the break.
It doesn't need to be a superstar - and it would be less of an issue if the team wasn't in transition right now - but it'd definitely help to have someone with that kind of initimidating aura about them. Salah used to have it but defenders know he needs support now.