Liverpool have a Jordan Henderson-shaped problem after telling Mo Salah statement
Liverpool need more than a handful of transfers if they expect to get back on track in the 2026/27 season.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT...
Liverpool have a Jordan Henderson-shaped problem after telling Mo Salah statement Liverpool need more than a handful of transfers if they expect to get back on track in the 2026/27 season. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY Mo Salah more than indicated as much as he observed an array of tributes from teammates, rivals and previous managers.
There’s a growing concern over the club’s culture and direction of travel amid what has been a tumultuous campaign from the Merseysiders. The players’ perspective: Liverpool need standard-setters and leaders Yet again, the Merseysiders found themselves down at the half-time break in Manchester after an appalling first-half start at Old Trafford. Mind, Arne Slot’s men did manage to recover somewhat in the second half, and the hosts needed Kobbie Mainoo’s winner to stop Liverpool from walking away with a point.
But the Reds’ first-half struggles are hardly new, and perhaps it all feeds back to a central concern – an increasingly apparent vacuum in responsibility and leadership. As James Pearce rightly noted for The Athletic : “The body language has been poor, with too many feeling sorry for themselves and not taking sufficient responsibility. Mentality is a glaring issue in this evolving team.
” Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trust Liverpool miss Jordan Henderson and James Milner We never thought we’d have to write this, but Liverpool could really do with the standard-setters of yore. The sight of James Milner demolishing pre-season fitness tests, Jordan Henderson corralling his teammates on the pitch… even Adam Lallana understood the standards that were required during the Jurgen Klopp era.