Jamie Carragher drops worrying 26/27 Liverpool prediction after watching Man Utd clash
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It was another disappointing afternoon for Liverpool fans, who watched their side look second-best to Manchester United for much of the 90 minutes on May 3.The Reds headed into the game without a number of their main attacking options, and both of their first and second-choice goalkeepers were sidelined.Still, while injuries could be an excuse for one or two games, Liverpool have been woeful this term, and Jamie Carragher thinks there will now be ‘more transition, more change’ at Anfield. Can someone explain why this was allowed to stand?
Apparently United are allowed to handle balls into the net now 😤 Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Jamie Carragher expects more transition at LiverpoolLiverpool broke the bank in the 2025 summer transfer window, spending £450m on a number of big names.However, barring Hugo Ekitike, who is now out until around October 2026, none of their summer additions performed consistently this season.Alexander Isak has hardly featured because of injury and fitness issues, Milos Kerkez had a slow start, and Florian Wirtz was very quiet early in 2025/26.Now, amid a difficult season and Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson leaving this year, Carragher thinks there will be more transition at Liverpool going forward.Speaking live as a commentator on Sky Sports, he said: “The idea was for it not to be a transition [season], the idea was to try to blow the opposition out of the water, and maybe Liverpool have a situation where you win two or three league titles in the next five years.“[Mohamed] Salah is moving on and how tough is he to replace, that will have to happen in the summer. So more transition, more change.”Can Arne Slot be trusted to rebuild Liverpool?As well as Salah and Robertson, Alisson could leave in the 2026 summer transfer window as well.That is three big leaders potentially on their way out, while this term has also exposed other issues that need addressing.A new pacey left-winger, a defensive-minded midfielder and potentially a right-back all probably need to be looked at on top of finding someone to come in for Salah.But can Arne Slot oversee a successful rebuild?
Well, he doesn’t have the best record so far, and there will be an argument from some fans that the 2024/25 title-winning side was still the leftovers from the Jurgen Klopp era.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox