Renowned pundit Robbie Savage has suggested Liverpool may have been “worked out” given their current form.
The Reds have won just two of their fixtures so far this season, which came against Newcastle and Bournemouth. Jurgen Klopp’s side are seventh in the Premier League table with nine points from a possible 18 on offer.
In the Champions League, Liverpool started their campaign with a heavy 4-1 defeat to Napoli. They will now prepare to face Ajax at Anfield in their next Group A fixture.
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With Liverpool struggling to win games as they have done previously, Savage has questioned whether the club have been “worked out”. The former midfielder went on to claim that he thinks the Reds’ chance of winning the league title are already over.
“I said three weeks ago that Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool needed a rebuild, a reinvention,” wrote Savage, for The Mirror. “I got hammered for that, but it is true. Perhaps Jurgen reads the column!
“I have watched their games, and see their midfield. I am a huge fan of Jurgen Klopp, but every team has a cycle. I wonder about the body language and desire.
“Klopp’s teams are supposed to play heavy metal football with intensity from back to front, and aggression. Against Napoli they were not right defensively. Even Virgil van Dijk. The positioning, the body language. The recovery runs are lethargic.
“I ask: have Liverpool been worked out? That performance at Napoli was the worst half of football under Klopp. The standards they have set are there to see. So is what they have achieved. They are one of the greatest Premier League teams.
“Something needs to be done quickly. Klopp is an unbelievable manager and I hugely admire him. But now he needs to call on all his managerial skill. It’s a fascinating test.
“The title is gone in my opinion already. Will they win the Champions League? Magical Anfield can get them over the line, but it’s tough.
“They played in every game they could last season, and now look lethargic other than 9-0 against Bournemouth. It’s a worry. When I say worry, the worry for Liverpool is staying in the top four.
“Man CIty will win it. Look at Arsenal, Chelsea refreshing, Spurs right in the mix, Man United winning their last four. Then you see Liverpool.
“I had them down for second in the league. Can we contemplate them really being outside the top four? It’s not a given. I hope they do because I love watching them in the Champions League but it will be tough.”
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