Six problems Arne Slot must fix to get Liverpool back on track against Chelsea: From floundering Florian Wirtz to calamitous Ibrahima Konate

"I don't feel like I'm watching a top team," Carragher told CBS Sports after watching his former side lost 1-0 at RAMS Park. "Liverpool are not playing football at the moment, they are playing basketball. It's just end-to-end, and I don't think top teams play like that.

"I expressed that to the manager early on. He's obviously a fantastic manager but while Liverpool were a top team last season, they were also a workman-like team, and they've sprinkled a bit of stardust on it, in terms of the transfers they have brought in.

"But they haven't gained anything going forward, and they've lost a lot defensively. So, I think for the manager now, last season was such a smooth ride for him, that he's now got to really earn his money. He did last season, by winning the Premier League, which was unbelievable.

"But there are few problems he has got to fix, and it will be really interesting to see how he goes about it, because he's spent a lot of money on certain players. But, right now, the balance of the team is not right."

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