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Liverpool latest: Four players labelled 'useless' as summer transfer debate emerges

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"I know he's a good player, but he looks like he's playing for the youth team, or the Under-21s. He's losing 50-50s with Neto!"He also pointed to Liverpool's other full-backs as underperforming.



Liverpool's problems are as much to do with full-back as anywhere. They need to button that down."Alexander-Arnold transfer debateWith Liverpool's full-backs all struggling, Trent Alexander-Arnold's summer exit has been thrust back into focus.

"It's not about him [Alexander-Arnold]," the Dutchman insisted."He had amazing quality but he left us. It is down to us to work to turn this around and find consistency, to not concede goals, to score goals, to create, to not give up chances against us."New injury concernsThe defeat wasn't Liverpool's only setback at Stamford Bridge, with worries surrounding both Ibrahima Konate and Andy Robertson's fitness, adding to a troublesome evening for the title holders.Konate was forced off just 10 minutes after the restart, whilst Robertson was spotted hobbling after the final whistle, needing assistance from a staff member as he made his way towards the tunnel..Content cannot be displayed without consentSpeaking about Konate's problem following the match, Reds boss Arne Slot revealed: "I don't know if it's a big injury, but I do know that he limped.