Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Monday, March 13.
Jamie Carragher sends blunt six-word message to Liverpool players after Bournemouth defeat
Jamie Carragher pulled no punches in his brief assessment of Liverpool's 1-0 away defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday.
The Reds slipped to a seventh Premier League away defeat in the early kick-off as they lost ground on Tottenham Hotspur in the race for top four. Antonio Conte's side ensured that they capitalised on Liverpool's slip-up as they brushed aside Nottingham Forest 3-1 in north London.
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Newcastle United, who were in action on Sunday afternoon against Wolves, were looking to add further misery on Jurgen Klopp's elite European aspirations. A 2-1 win over Julen Lopetegui's side saw the Magpies reclaim fifth place with a game in hand, with Carragher their to watch it - as well as offer up a a blunt view on Liverpool's defeat the previous day.
Virgil van Dijk fumes at persistent problem as Jurgen Klopp left bemused in Liverpool defeat
After the highs against Manchester United last weekend, Liverpool came crashing back down to earth at Bournemouth.
Philip Billing's goal was enough to win it as the Cherries condemned the Reds to their eighth defeat of the Premier League campaign and gave Jurgen Klopp a major setback in his aims of finishing in the top four.
But you knew all of that, of course. What you might have missed were a series of subplots at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday lunchtime.
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