Jamie Carragher suggests Arne Slot should drop Cody Gakpo and opt for a new Liverpool formation | OneFootball

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher offered some tactical suggestions for Arne Slot last night.

The Reds have looked out of sorts all season. They face a fight to steady their ship and turn around what could deteriorate into a catastrophic title defence.

Liverpool are struggling to fit in their three big-money signings, Hugo Ekitike, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, into the team.

However, on Monday Night Football, Carragher provided a solution to the conundrum that involves dropping Cody Gakpo to play Wirtz on the left.

He also wants Ekitike in the number ten position behind Isak in a 4-2-3-1 set-up.

Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch would anchor the midfield, while Dominick Szoboszlai drops out of the team.

Carragher demonstrates his lack of tactical acumen

Carragher’s idea sounds more like blind tinkering than tactical wisdom.

Dropping the ‘dangerous‘ Gakpo, Liverpool’s most in-form forward, is utterly brainless.

The 26-year-old has been one of the few bright sparks in a dismal spell, scoring against Manchester United and twice rattling the post in that narrow defeat.

He’s sharp, confident and carrying the attack on his shoulders while others misfire, starting all but one Premier League game this season.

To suggest benching him for an off-form Isak and a struggling Wirtz is absurd.

Gakpo is delivering when the others such as Mohamed Salah aren’t. That should end the debate.

Carragher’s proposed two-man midfield of Mac Allister and Gravenberch would leave Liverpool frighteningly open.

They already look easy to play through with three midfielders. Cutting one out would be suicidal. Slot’s side needs more structure, not less.

Slot’s problem isn’t Gakpo’s inclusion, it’s the team’s overall balance and defensive vulnerability.

If anything, the former PSV Eindhoven ace should be one of the first names on the team sheet.

Liverpool must fix the system, not drop the one player still performing.