Gary Neville has encouraged Jurgen Klopp to follow the example of Pep Guardiola and get rid of players who are costing his side this season.
The Reds defensive frailties were once again exposed on Friday as they blew a 2-0 half-time lead against Arsenal and went on to draw the game 3-3.
Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka all scored during the second half to give the Gunners a 3-2 lead before a late strike from Roberto Firmino rescued a point for Jurgen Klopp’s men.
Liverpool have conceded 20 goals from 10 away games this season and this raises questions about the quality of their back four.
Neville said: “Get rid of the players. You look at what Pep Guardiola did last season. He brought Claudio Bravo in for big money. He wasn’t good enough and couldn’t adapt to the Premier League. He got rid of him.
“Ederson comes in and looks fantastic. The full-backs weren’t good enough at City, he got rid of them, spent £130m on three new ones and just dealt with the issue.
“He has got to deal with the issue and Jurgen Klopp is the only one who can do that. It is staring everyone in the face. What I would say is that the toughest part of coaching a football team is making them inventive going forward. Liverpool are fantastic going forward. If he fixes that defence he has got a real chance.”
