Gary Lineker says Liverpool are missing something 'hardly any players in world football' can offer

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Liverpool are back in action against Leeds United on Saturday, looking to finally put an end to what has been a dire run of form.The Reds drew 1-1 with Sunderland on Wednesday and would have lost if not for the heroics of Federico Chiesa.Many supporters have begun to turn on Arne Slot as a result of their struggles, just over six months on from their second-ever Premier League title win.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. The Reds last five Premier League results have Arne Slot under pressure.

Should a loss at Leeds see him sacked? 🤝Liverpool 1-1 Sunderland✅West Ham 0-2 Liverpool❌Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest❌Man City 3-0 Liverpool✅Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa 👇 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Liverpool may need to sack Slot to qualify for the Champions League this season, showing just how far they have fallen in 2025/26.But what exactly is going wrong at Anfield?

Well, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker have discussed exactly that on the Rest Is Football podcast.Liverpool haven’t replaced Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool sold Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid at the end of 2024/25.The full-back was in action on Wednesday and provided a stunning assist for Kylian Mbappe versus Athletic Bilbao.On the back of that ball, Lineker has suggested Liverpool will struggle to find anyone who can offer them what Trent did.When speaking about why Slot’s side have declined so much, Richards said: “You know what I think they’re really missing Trent, you know, in terms of his just his creativity.”Lineker responded: “Well, I don’t know whether you saw, sorry to interrupt you, Micah, but Real Madrid won at Bilbao. He has already missed six weeks of 2025/26 with a separate issue.While their former right-back has fitness problems, one bit of good news coming out of Liverpool is Conor Bradley’s return to action.The Reds have been playing Joe Gomez on the right of their back-four recently, but Bradley could feature as early as this weekend.