Jamie Redknapp names the 'irreplaceable' player who Liverpool are really missing
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(Credit: Imago) Sun 5 October 2025 7:00, UK Jamie Redknapp picked out a certain former Liverpool player who he believes the club are currently in need of after their 2-1 loss to Chelsea.Liverpool were in real need of a convincing performance and a win against Chelsea on Saturday (4 October), but they produced neither on a dismal afternoon for the club in West London.It looked as if it wasn’t going to be their day early on when Moises Caicedo thumped a strike past stand-in keeper Giorgi Marmadashvili to give the hosts the lead, but they battled back to equalise through Cody Gakpo just after the hour mark.Arne Slot made some questionable substitutions as he seemed to settle for the point, and that came back to bite Liverpool as Estevao scored an added-time winner to send Stamford Bridge into raptures and seal a 2-1 win for Chelsea.The Reds have now lost three games in a row for the first time in two years, and Jamie Redknapp believes they are missing one ex-star in particular who could solve a real pressing issue right now.(Credit Imago)Jamie Redknapp thinks Liverpool are missing Trent Alexander-Arnold and have been unable to replace himTrent Alexander-Arnold caused controversy in the summer as he left Liverpool to join Real Madrid at the end of his contract, with the Spanish giants paying £10million to sign him so he could play in the Club World Cup.He had been a key part of the club’s 2024-25 title-winning campaign, as well as previous league and Champions League triumphs, but departed for a new challenge as Liverpool signed Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen in his place. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Frimpong has struggled for form so far this term, while back-up right-back Conor Bradley has also failed to impress and was taken off at half-time against Chelsea after being booked and failing to deal with Alejandro Garnacho.Former Liverpool man Redknapp spoke about the impact of Alexander-Arnold’s absence while live on Sky Sports after the game, saying: “They’ve [Liverpool] also got problems at full-back.
It’s apparent that they’re missing Trent [Alexander-Arnold]. “You look at how they’re playing, I think since the Burnley game they’ve not started the same right-back.
It’s a problem area for them.““I still don’t think [Szoboszlai at right-back] is the answer. There’s not many great right backs to buy.”Arne Slot has problems at left-back as well as right-backSlot’s issues are not limited to right-back, although that is a clear area that needs addressing properly soon, with the opposite defensive flank also causing the boss a headache right now.Milos Kerkez was signed from Bournemouth in the summer window to become Liverpool’s new first-choice left-back, but he has arguably played even poorer than Frimpong and looked a complete shell of the standout player he was on the south-coast.Credit: ImagoLiverpool fans slammed Kerkez for his performance against Burnley last month, and Football Insider recently revealed that Slot is set to rotate between Kerkez and Andy Robertson following the former’s poor start to life on Merseyside.Robertson limped off injured after the Chelsea game after being brought on in the 55th minute, and even so, he also put in a poor showing and was at fault for the winner as he allowed Estevao to sneak in at the far post to score.