Jamie Carragher thinks Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will have to face “real questions” after their 4-1 loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
The defeat at Anfield left Klopp’s side 10 points behind the current leaders, who have played one match fewer, and their hopes of winning the Premier League again look remote.
Liverpool are now looking over their shoulder as the race for Champions League qualification becomes their priority. Chelsea and West Ham are only a point behind with Everton, who have two matches in hand, just three back.
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Klopp has led the Reds to Premier League and Champions League glory over the past couple of seasons but Carragher thinks the German will be now be facing tough questions.
“This is threatening Liverpool’s top-four hopes,” Carragher told Sky Sports during their loss to City. “They have to find something quickly. The top four places are massively up for grabs.
“It would have been unthinkable to say that at the start of the season about this Liverpool team but there are so many teams jostling for those positions.
“I think this is the first time under Jurgen Klopp when real questions are starting to be asked. There will be even more after this game. This is the first time in five-and-a-half years when it is not really going to plan.
“The next couple of games are Leicester away and Everton at home, two teams who are really in there fighting for those positions as well. There is so much up for grabs. Liverpool have to put this right.
“It’s been the same players for the last four years. They probably could do with a couple of players to freshen up the starting line-up. This team has been together since the Champions League final in Kiev.”
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