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Liverpool Echo
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Kyle Newbould

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville make Jude Bellingham transfer claim during Liverpool midfield debate

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville highlighted Liverpool's midfield issues once again after another struggle in the 2-1 win at home to Leicester on Friday evening.

The Reds closed the gap from Tottenham Hotspur in fourth to just two points, thanks to a pair of Wout Faes own-goals. It was a far from vintage performance from Jurgen Klopp's side, and the problems in midfield - which have been present throughout the season - were highlighted inside four minutes when Kieran Dewsbury-Hall raced through a gaping whole to slot the opener past Alisson Becker.

The ease with which the Foxes man raced through midfield was symptomatic of a campaign in which Liverpool have been uncharacteristically leggy in the middle of the park. Friday evening's game was not helped by the absence of Fabinho - away for the imminent birth of his first child - but typified a position in Klopp's typically relentless energy has been missing.

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