Jamie Carragher makes 'sooner or later' Liverpool comment immediately after Mo Salah's Burnley winner
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Liverpool leave it late once again against Burnley, after a lacklustre performance at Turf Moor.
The first half was not convincing or entertaining from Arne Slot’s Redmen, who were not even in first gear, with limited chances created in the opener.
It was summed up by the ‘ruthless’ Milos Kerkez substitution in the first half, which saw the Hungarian replaced after diving in the box.
But the previous Premier League champions found what they needed in the frantic final 10 minutes, which saw a second yellow for Lesley Ugochukwu after a foul on Florian Wirtz outside the box, followed by a handball in added time from Hannibal to gift Liverpool a penalty.
It was converted by the one and only Mohamed Salah, who scored his first goal of the Premier League season with another late winner for a side who have made it their mission statement this season.
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They have won all four of their games in the final stages of the game.
Their last win before the international break saw a Dominick Szoboszlai free-kick dent the title hopes of Arsenal.
Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa also had their special moments, sinking two superb strikes into the net against Newcastle United and Bournemouth, respectively.
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While they have maintained their 100% record this season, there are question marks over the poor performance up until the Salah conversion from the spot.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who was on commentary for the match, was one of those who was disappointed by the way they performed.
The ex-centre half pointed to the issues with creating chances, and at times a lack of energy when facing a team that was happy to sit back and play on the counter.
During the broadcast on Sky Sports, Carragher said: “Once again, Liverpool are not convincing at all.
“Sooner or later, we will see the real Liverpool.
They are a work in progress.”
The issues with the performance are squad-wide, and potentially, most of the problems were down to players returning from the international break.
However, this is not the first time this season that poor performances in the first half have meant they needed to produce a bit of magic late on.
When they faced the Gunners at Anfield, it was a similar issue, where they played a team that was happy to have players behind the ball and sit back.
The issue was that they allowed this to happen and did not threaten to take control or lead, exactly as they did against Burnley.
Slot will need to instil in his players the need to up the tempo in the opening 45 minutes or risk issues against teams who may have more hunger, such as Everton.