Liverpool evaluation: Shambolic title defence continues

From the very outset, Liverpool appeared far and wide on the south coast.

Arne Slot has not been helped by accidents, with neither Alisson nor Mohamed Salah making the journey down however – regardless of the brief turnaround from Wednesday – the Liverpool boss made simply the 2 enforced adjustments.

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Maybe the Dutchman made this name with the data that a world break is arising however, of their 10 Premier League video games following a Champions League match this season, Liverpool have received 4 and misplaced 5.

Slot ought to know by now that his facet wrestle after these midweek video games and coming away to Brighton isn’t a simple job.

Shedding Hugo Ekitike early on to harm didn’t assist both, although Slot mentioned after that he had a useless leg and will play “tomorrow if he needed to”.

Defensively, they have been lower open simply and have now conceded 42 Premier League targets this season, greater than in every of their previous two campaigns.

The final time Liverpool got here right here, it was get together time after profitable the Premier League title. That title defence has been nothing in need of shambolic.

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