Alan Shearer slams Liverpool players and tells Arne Slot exactly what is missing after Brighton

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCPremier League legend Alan Shearer unleashed some vicious criticism of Liverpool's performance against Brighton and identified issues throughout Arne Slot's teamAlan Shearer has taken aim at Liverpool's players following their Premier League defeat to Brighton. The Reds recorded a 10th league defeat of the season as Danny Welbeck scored a brace, meaning Milos Kerkez's goal counted for little.Former Newcastle and England forward Shearer was scathing in his criticism of Arne Slot's side as he identified issues all across the pitch.

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page“There’s no doubt that the situation with Ekitike upset them in terms of the rhythm and they had to change a few bits," Shearer said. Shearer was wholly unimpressed.“I thought they were outfought and they were bullied by Brighton, particularly defensively,” he said.

“I thought they were really poor and all over the place, they really were, they were a mess.”Slot did not want to offer excuses after the defeat on the south coast but was frustrated by his team's lack of creativity. He did appear to suggest Brighton had strength on their bench, however."I have a clear opinion what that's down to but that's not what I'm going to say over here," Slot said when asked about his side's creative struggles."As I said, they were the better team and created more chances than us.