As Liverpool’s on-field struggles go from bad to worse, leaving their hopes of Champions League qualification next season dangling by a thread, it has become increasingly clear that they are a side stuck in transition.
Little over six months ago, they were on the verge of an unprecedented quadruple. After missing out on the Premier League title to Manchester City by a solitary point on the final day of the season, before suffering a narrow loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League final, their fortunes have somewhat plummeted.
While Jurgen Klopp’s squad might be filled with Premier League and Champions League winners, it is also littered with ageing and injury prone players. And while they might boast a number of highly rated youngsters, such starlets are raw and not yet able to fully bridge the gap to the declining mentality monsters that went before them.
