Jamie Carragher spotted Liverpool issue on first game of season as pressure ramps on Arne Slot
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Liverpool FC NewsLiverpool FCJamie Carragher has highlighted the Liverpool squad's weakness across the season as the Red's failed to secure Champions League football against Aston VillaJamie Carragher was disappointed with Liverpool's performance against Aston Villa(Image: James Gill - Danehouse, Getty Images)Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Arne Slot's squad's 'weakness' has been an issue since the first game of the season, as the Reds suffered a 4-2 defeat away to Aston Villa on Friday night.Liverpool's clash against Unai Emery's Villa gave Slot's team an opportunity to secure Champions League football ahead of the final game of the season. Ex-Liverpool defender Carragher has put this down to the team's fragility - a problem that hasn't been fixed since the first game back in August.Commentating on Sky Sports, Carragher said: "This has been happening since the first day of the season on a Friday night against Bournemouth."Liverpool are far too weak - physically and mentally - and it has to be fixed.
However, as the season trundled on, it seemed opposition sides had caught onto Liverpool's brittle back line.Liverpool have since gone from looking like they could win back-to-back titles to possibly going into the final game of the season needing a result just to secure Champions League football.Ollie Watkins netted twice against Liverpool(Image: Getty)The Anfield faithful will have one eye on Bournemouth and Brighton's remaining matches. If results don't go Liverpool's way, including in the final game of the season, they could finish as low as seventh.Although Liverpool's season has been under scrutiny by both pundits and fans, a fifth-place finish would still keep them in the pinnacle of European football.
Wow."Liverpool's final game will be against Brentford at Anfield. The question mark hovering around Liverpool Football Club is whether it will be Slot's final appearance too.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCAston Villa FCJamie CarragherArne SlotChampions LeagueVirgil Van DijkIbrahima KonatéAnfieldAFC BournemouthBrightonBrentford FCMohamed Salah