Jamie Carragher has declared that Liverpool are in 'crisis time' after their fourth consecutive Premier League defeat, a 3-2 loss at Brentford. The former defender warned that 'serious questions' are being asked within the club as the champions slump to seventh in the table, seven points behind leaders Arsenal after only nine games.
Liverpool's alarming run includes defeats to Manchester United, Chelsea, and Crystal Palace, with only a 5-1 Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt breaking the sequence. The team has lost five of their last six matches across all competitions, despite spending £446 million in the summer transfer window and winning their first seven games of the season.
Carragher highlighted a lack of physicality and height in the squad, particularly from set-pieces and long throw-ins. He criticised Conor Bradley's performance against Brentford, Milos Kerkez's defensive lapses, and called Ibrahima Konate's defending 'horrific' for one goal conceded. 'I keep going back to Liverpool not being equipped for the way the Premier League is this season,' Carragher said on Sky Sports.
The Reds are also dealing with injuries to key players including Alexander Isak, Jeremie Frimpong, Alisson Becker, and Curtis Jones. Carragher added: 'To see the champions lose four games in a row, with the expenditure in the summer, I think we're in crisis time... There will be a lot of serious questions getting asked in the dressing room, the manager, the coaching staff, and the people above.'
