Liverpool have stopped losing matches - Arne Slot's team are unbeaten in nine, with the most recent defeat coming back in November against PSV Eindhoven. Sometimes the odd set-piece gets through and we are slow to close down opposition shots, but it is not criminal. In this period, we have packed the midfield, making Curtis Jones a key player and - before he went to the Afcon - taking Mohamed Salah out of the team. We pass the ball around in the horseshoe shape for minutes at a time without a hint of a chance coming. It's the painfully slow tempo and lack of intensity.

Source: BBC January 07, 2026 06:31 UTC