Jamie Carragher admits Liverpool in ‘crisis’ after four defeats in a row | OneFootball

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool are in crisis after the English champions lost their fourth Premier League game in a row on the weekend.

Arne Slot’s side, who started the season by winning seven on the trot in all competitions, are now in the midst of their worst run of form since the Dutchman succeeded Jurgen Klopp in the Liverpool dugout ahead of the 2024/25 season.

While the thrashing of Frankfurt in the Champions League looked to get the Reds back on track last week, another dismal display at Brentford ended in a fifth defeat in six for the league holders.

This comes off the back of a summer of record spending for Liverpool, breaking their transfer record twice to sign Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, with their total outlay coming to £425m.

"Losing four games in a row for Brentford would be a disaster. To see the champions do it with the expenditure in the summer means we're in crisis time for Liverpool right now,” Carragher told Sky Sports.

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk reacts after a fourth consecutive defeat (Adam Davy/PA Wire)

“There will be a lot of serious questions asked in the dressing room between the players and the coaching staff and the people above the manager. When they've looked at what they've spent, they'll be looking for a lot more.

"Liverpool have to look at the physicality and height within their team because, right now, I don't think they have enough."

Liverpool’s catastrophic dip in form has coincided with a change in fortunes for Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United, who have now leapfrogged their rivals into sixth.

"Arne Slot's Liverpool remind me a bit of my old Man Utd team,” Gary Neville added on his podcast.

"We went through mad periods where we always looked capable of scoring, but we were all over the place. One thing you can guarantee with Salah, Ekitike, Wirtz, Isak, Gakpo and others, they will score goals. But the others are responsible for being solid and not open all the time, and exposed.

“It sounds like starting from scratch, but sometimes you have to do that. When everything is crazy and chaotic, which it is for Liverpool right now, you just have to find a strong foundation.”