Jamie Carragher launched an impassionate plea at Liverpool's owners to sign new midfielders after the Reds' 3-1 defeat to Brentford.
The former Liverpool defender was speaking on Sky Sports after an own goal from Ibrahima Konate, followed by strikes from Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo ended Jurgen Klopp's side run of four consecutive wins in the Premier League and made their New Year's resolution of qualifying for the Champions League an even harder task than initially feared. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had halved the deficit with a fine header early in the second half.
Captain Jordan Henderson was left out of the Reds' squad that took to west London for their first game of 2023 due to concussion, leaving Fabinho to anchor both Harvey Elliott and Thiago Alcantara in midfield. The soon-to-be out-of-contract Naby Keita replaced Elliott with the Reds trailing 2-0 at the break.
