Gary Neville takes aim at Liverpool's players in damming verdict after Man City - 'They can't run'

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I think it was a worry.READ MORE: Liverpool handed new referee verdict on Virgil van Dijk goal as Premier League told mistake madeREAD MORE: Gary Lineker and Micah Richards agree as Liverpool get new verdict on Virgil van Dijk offside"They need to basically go and have a good look at themselves, because they've hit high standards, and they're a group of players who know how to win things, and they'll know that they're nowhere near at the moment."Before he added: "Their tempo in the game was nothing. They looked physically really, really well short in the game, they looked physically short in terms of their running, physically short in terms of actually just getting out-muscled."Physically I'd be worried if I was Arne Slot looking at that team, a few of them look like they can't run, and I always think that when you go on a losing streak you start to doubt everything."That's wrong, because obviously there are some excellent players out there with great attitudes, so it's not a time to throw the baby out with the bath water here, but Slot's going to need this next week to reflect and think about how he fixes the problems, both going forward and in defence."They looked terrible at the back.

I thought they got messed around today, I thought it looked like City could score lots of goals. He's £100m+, and to be fair, I said a few weeks ago [Milos] Kerkez looked like a little boy out there.

Today I thought Wirtz looked like a little boy. That can't be the case."We've been tiptoeing around him for a few months, around the fact that he's young, he's coming to a new country, but he's £100m+, you're going to have to stand up soon."He's obviously got something, he's a really good player, he's technically fantastic, but he's been mauled out there today by Matheus Nunes and by others."He's been chucked around the pitch, and didn't deliver on the quality side of things as well, so his performance was a real worry."Before he concluded: "He's a Germany international of great standing, and he looks well short in respect of what you'd expect in a top physical Premier League match."They've got to get him up to speed, they've got to get that little bit of tenacity into him, and that little bit of something that means he'll start to get into form, because what they have to do is stick with him and persist."Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.