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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

'Unworthy' - Ajax boss makes brutal Liverpool admission after Napoli thrashing

Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder called his side's 6-1 Champions League humiliation at home to Napoli a result unworthy of the famous Dutch club before conceding that they are not at the same level as Liverpool and the Italians.

Playing in their own Johan Cruyff Arena, the Dutch side took the lead thanks to an early goal from Mohammed Kudus, but found themselves 3-1 down by half-time. Luciano Spalletti's team added two more after the break, before Dusan Tadic was sent off, leaving Ajax with 10 men, as Giovanni Simeone clocked up a sixth to maintain Napoli's 100% winning record in Group.

The result leaves Ajax third, three points adrift of Liverpool and six off the Italians, but Schreuder has already admitted that his team are unlikely to break into the qualification places as things stand.

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