Aston Villa 4-2 Liverpool analysis: A season that goes from bad to worse
Where do you start with Liverpool? "They are very poor in possession and very poor out of possession," said Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports pre-match. Bar the spark of 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha and Virgil van Dijk from set-pieces, Liverpool struggled attackingly.
[Getty Images] Where do you start with Liverpool? This is a side that is fragile and carved open at ease and they were ripped apart here. "They are very poor in possession and very poor out of possession," said Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports pre-match.
That summed it up. Bar the spark of 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha and Virgil van Dijk from set-pieces, Liverpool struggled attackingly. Fundamental to next season will be the ability to get the best out of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak because right now, Liverpool are not feared.
Defensively, their season goes from bad to worse. Arne Slot's men have conceded more than 50 goals in a 38-game Premier League campaign for the first time (52). And that is now one draw and seven defeats in eight away games against teams in the Premier League top nine this season.
One point in those games is a shocking return for any team, never mind a side trying to defend a Premier League title. Champions League football should still be secured but Liverpool are making seriously hard work out of it, with just one point in their last three games.