Liverpool fans are still reeling this morning after watching their team crumble against Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Having already been demolished in midweek by Atalanta, it was the worst possible reaction from Jurgen Klopp and his players.

With their season now hanging by a thread, Liverpool must go to Italy and win three or more goals on Thursday.



Fail to do that and not only will they be out of the Europa League, but it will feel as though their Premier League title chances are no more, too.

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There are obviously many reasons for the Reds’ untimely slump in form.

But he is still one of the most revered Liverpool managers of recent history and will always find a platform when talking on the Reds.

This week, Sky Sports have given Rafa the chance to speak on the current title race and what he’s seen from his old side.

And, as he often is, you’d have to say that the 64-year-old is spot-on when it comes to assessing what went wrong for Liverpool against Palace.

“Obviously I was watching the games and Manchester City are playing with a lot of confidence,” he said, when asked how he views the title race.

“You could see that Liverpool had bad luck in the finishing because they have some chances but it was complicated, then Crystal Palace were passing the ball well, they were a little bit of a threat on the counter-attack.

As Michael Owen said after Sunday’s defeat, Darwin’s missed chances really can drive you mad.

Owen hasn’t been the only one to decry Nunez since Thursday’s thrashing against Atalanta.

Ian Wright also can’t quite believe the chances he’s been missing.

It isn’t only the 24-year-old, others are failing to step up, too.
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