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Keifer MacDonald

'Too easy' - Phil Thompson rejects Sadio Mane claims following Liverpool exit

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Former Liverpool captain Phil Thompson believes it's 'too easy' to blame the Reds' woes on the departure of Sadio Mane last summer - but admits he's baffled as to why Jurgen Klopp's men can no longer press like they used to.

Ahead of Monday's Merseyside derby against Everton, Liverpool sit 10th in the Premier League table having lost seven games so far this season and are enduring their worst run away from home since 2012 following defeats to Wolves, Brighton and Brighton so far in 2023.

And after six consecutive seasons in the Champions League, the Reds are facing the alarming possibility of not qualifying for Europe's premier competition next term due to trailing fourth-placed Newcastle United by 12 points.

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