'I don't like what I'm seeing' – Alan Shearer slams Liverpool stars not competing

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool will face Aston Villa in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday evening, and Alan Shearer has expressed his concern for the Reds' form going into the fixtureAlan Shearer has tipped Liverpool to suffer yet another defeat in the Premier League this weekend. Ahead of the game, former Premier League striker Shearer has issued his prediction for Liverpool's clash against Villa.READ MORE: 10 players could miss Liverpool vs Aston Villa but Arne Slot handed injury boostREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk urgent request as Arne Slot told ‘writing on the wall’ at LiverpoolShearer has expressed his concern for Liverpool's performances in recent weeks, and believes that Slot and Co will be handed another setback."You’ve got one team in terrible form, losing six of their last seven, and one team in really good form winning six of their last seven," Shearer told Betfair."There’s an argument for both sides.

It really is a massive game, but particularly with the way Liverpool were defeated in midweek."Liverpool can't afford another defeat and if that does happen, then the alarm bells will really start to ring. I don’t know what to expect from Liverpool, there’s part of me that thinks it can’t continue this run, because they’ve got that much quality."I don't like what I’m seeing at Liverpool right now though - they're not competing and they're all over the place.

I think Villa might take advantage of the pressure Liverpool are under."When you gamble in midweek, the one thing you don't want is to be battered. That filters into the football club and there’ll be an expectation for them to bounce back."It wouldn't surprise me if they did but I'm going to go for Villa because of the way football is, how it works sometimes, and the form that they're in."For the latest news and breaking news, visit liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc.