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Beren Cross

Liverpool's underlying apprehension about Leeds United trip and Sinisterra vs Alexander-Arnold

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What’s the story of the season at Anfield? Why are last season’s Premier League runners-up facing their lowest finish since 2016?

There is no beating around the bush, this season at Anfield has been severely disappointing across the board. Having finished within a whisker of footballing immortality last May as Liverpool narrowly missed out on an unprecedented quadruple, there was a huge amount of optimism heading into the new season, with them bolstered by the arrival of Darwin Nunez, the club-record retention of Mohamed Salah and a first full pre-season for Luis Diaz.

However, currently sitting 12 points adrift of Champions League qualification and in serious danger of missing out on a place in Europe's premier competition for the first time since 2017, there are a number of different reasons being cited as the Reds' downfall.

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