The Liverpool squad have held crisis talks ahead of Tuesday's trip to Chelsea after sinking to their third successive defeat in all competitions.
Since smashing Manchester United at Anfield at the start of March, the Reds have lost to Bournemouth, Real Madrid and Manchester City. The defeat to City on Saturday was the most chastening, with Jurgen Klopp's side being thumped by the title challengers.
The 4-1 loss at the Etihad Stadium was a major blow to their hopes of claiming a top four spot come the end of the season. And with just 11 games left of the campaign, the Liverpool squad have acted to try to bring an end to their dreadful run of form.
According to the Daily Mail, Klopp's squad held a meeting on Sunday to discuss the problems plaguing the team. The meeting comes ahead of a trip to Chelsea on Tuesday, with the Blues also in the grip of a crisis.
Stern opinions were expected to be heard during the crisis talks, with the Reds now facing a huge run of games. The defeat to City saw them sink to eighth in the Premier League table, eight points adrift of United in fourth.
They face league leaders Arsenal on Sunday and still have to play high-flying Fulham, Brentford and Aston Villa before the season ends. Star defender Virgil van Dijk is hoping Sunday's meeting will help to spark a turnaround.
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“If you're losing the way we lost, then definitely there will be some hard talking. That's really normal, we're grown men and we'll see. It was a tough afternoon, definitely. Very frustrated. That's the feeling," he said.
“We're going to have a meeting together, but the turnaround is quite quick, with Chelsea on Tuesday, so tomorrow is a big day. We're trying. Today was frustrating. I think the first-half was quite even.
"Obviously a fantastic goal by Mo, then they scored a good goal as well. Second-half at 2-1 was a big blow and a very frustrating second-half.”
Klopp is also hopeful that a forthright discussion can help his squad to find a way out of their miserable run. The German insisted that the problems with his team were "obvious" and that a reaction would be needed against Chelsea.
"I told the boys now there is nothing from my side to say for tonight. Everything is obvious and everyone needs to think about it and then tomorrow we have to talk about it, but that was nothing for now," he said.
"It is not a lot of time, but it is time – we don't play tomorrow, we play Tuesday. We should play better, especially more consistently. Being good while you're feeling good is OK, but not being good when you don't feel 100 per cent is obviously not possible in the Premier League."
