Former Liverpool player takes aim at ‘not acceptable’ Reds after disappointing draw vs Fulham
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Liverpool already find themselves six points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after failing to beat Fulham at Anfield on Saturday.The Reds had come into the season not especially expecting to challenge the division’s holders after a summer of change, and while who knows what can happen during a long campaign, they currently look a long way off doing so.Patience will be required as Liverpool navigate the transition from Arne Slot to Andoni Iraola, but former winger Jermaine Pennant‘s furious reaction to Saturday’s draw shows that frustration is already beginning to creep in. Liverpool face Fulham at Anfield Pennant ‘lost for words’ after watching LiverpoolAlthough Liverpool are unbeaten after four Premier League matches, they have also failed to win at Anfield against two teams they really should have beaten.Both Nottingham Forest and Fulham have already come away from the Reds’ home with a point, and according to Pennant, this is just not acceptable, no matter the circumstances.“I’m actually lost for words,” the former Liverpool player wrote on X at full-time.READ MORE: Steve Nicol details how Liverpool can set up without Florian Wirtz to help Alexander IsakI’m actually lost for words….
Fulham are absolutely bang average, and leave Anfield on cloud 9. We have not won at Anfield in the prem yet.— Jermaine Pennant (@pennant83) September 12, 2026 View X “This is not acceptable, and if anyone says calm down we are unbeaten and it’s only 4 games, then take your head for a wobble.
“Fulham are absolutely bang average, and leave Anfield on cloud 9. We have not won at Anfield in the prem yet.”While it is easy to see where Pennant is coming from, Liverpool fans may have to try and find the positives as they build their way back to being genuine challengers.Two clean sheets in a row is something to build on, as is the fact that the Reds are yet to be beaten.