Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has offered a scathing assessment of why Jurgen Klopp’s side have made a terrible start to the season.
The Reds are currently seventh in the Premier League, six points behind early pace-setters Arsenal, after winning just two of their opening six matches. They also suffered an eye-catching 4-1 defeat against Napoli in their first Champions League fixture of the season on Wednesday night in Italy.
It has been a chastening start to the campaign for Klopp and his players, who have looked leaky in defence, overrun in midfield and, Luis Diaz and the 9-0 win over Bournemouth aside, lacklustre in attack. The form is alarming, considering their usual high standards, which saw them win the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, reach the Champions League final and finish as domestic runners-up last season.