Liverpool team-mates ‘look like they've had a row’ as Milos Kerkez ripped apart

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(Image: Getty)Former Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has criticised Liverpool's defensive issues, suggesting that two of their players 'look like they've had a row'. Their loss to Brentford was the eighth time they've conceded two or more goals in a match.Late goals have also been a problem for Liverpool, with the team conceding after the 75th minute in eight of their matches.

Since their Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain last March, Liverpool have lost 11 of their last 25 matches, winning only 12 and managing to keep just four clean sheets.They have leaked 31 goals during this period, conceding two or more on 13 separate occasions.Their vulnerability at crucial moments remains glaring, falling behind within the opening 15 minutes on four further occasions, whilst shipping late goals in the final quarter-hour across three additional matches.Clearly, this represents a persistent problem that Slot must address.The situation hasn't been helped by constant alterations to his defensive line-up due to injuries, alongside a summer overhaul at full-back and between the sticks behind Alisson Becker.Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley and Giorgi Mamardashvili have all faced scrutiny at various points during Liverpool's recent difficulties, with Trent Alexander-Arnold regularly enduring similar criticism throughout his own Reds career before his Anfield departure.Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate has struggled to form a strong partnership this season. (Image: Getty)Whilst Pardew acknowledges that Kerkez has found life tough since his £40million move from Bournemouth, he has instead targeted Konate and Van Dijk for Liverpool's persistent defensive frailties."Konate in the middle of the [back four] and Van Dijk - they genuinely look like they've had a row over something," Pardew said on talkSPORT."I don't know, perhaps he's nicking Van Dijk's meal at the training ground!"There seems to be a lack of kind of looking after [each other].

Bradley has always been in and out of the Liverpool team, and they're not regular."You've got Kerkez, who really is struggling in that Liverpool shirt. This is their problem - it's like an unfamiliarity." Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.