Jamie Carragher, Florian Wirtz and Arne Slot (Photo via Sky Sports, Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has admitted that there appear to be a few players at the club who simply aren’t adapting to the way the Premier League is being played at the moment.
The pundit, speaking on Sky Sports after Liverpool’s surprise 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United today, suggested there may have been a few too many small players in this Reds team.
With the game now going through a phase of longer balls and set pieces than we’ve seen in some time, it seems Arne Slot’s side are struggling to cope with that sort of style with the players they have at their disposal.
See Carragher’s analysis below who cites smaller players like Florian Wirtz and Alexis Mac Allister as not looking ideal for defending or attacking set pieces…
?? ‘Liverpool can’t cope at the moment’@Carra23 says Liverpool are struggling with Premier League style?? pic.twitter.com/dFPxvOPm6V
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 19, 2025
Carragher also suggested that the new full-backs aren’t doing too well either, and it’s true again that Jérémie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez aren’t the tallest or most physical defenders.
Liverpool’s losing streak stretches to four games
Liverpool’s defeat to Man Utd now means they are in terrible form, having lost four consecutive games in all competitions.
LFC were the hot favorites for the Premier League title this season after winning it quite comfortably last season, but their form has really gone downhill.
Even at the start of the season, when they were getting results, they were still conceding a lot of goals, and now it’s really starting to hurt them.
Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Crystal Palace, 1-0 by Galatasaray, 2-1 by Chelsea and now 2-1 by United today, and it’s hard to see them getting back to winning ways so quickly.
These results already leave Slot’s side four points behind league leaders Arsenal, as they have conceded 11 goals to the Gunners’ 3.
