Mark Lawrenson has justified Virgil van Dijk’s poor recent form as a natural drop-off - but added that Liverpool’s main problem is that too many key players are experiencing the same poor spell.
Liverpool have endured a slow start to the new season, winning just twice in the league and struggling to kickstart their Champions League campaign. The Reds beat Ajax 2-1 at Anfield last night to bring welcome relief, but still looked some way short of the electric side of the last few seasons.
Reasons for the poor start have been widely debated, and while injuries certainly have not helped, there can be no avoiding a clear drop in form of certain key players, most notably Dutch centre-back van Dijk. But fellow defender Lawrenson knows that the drop in form is just temporary - the issue, however, is that other key players are experiencing the same problem.
