Jamie Carragher sees Liverpool as a defensive midfielder and versatile defender who cannot challenge for the Premier League title this season. Remarkably, the Reds were held to a 1-1 draw by Luton Town in the Premier League on Sunday, November 5. In the 80th minute, Tahit Chong scored for the hosts with a brilliant counter-attack.
Then, five minutes into extra time, Luis Diaz equalized with a header from close range. After the game, Carragher assessed Liverpool’s title challenge on Sky Sports. According to him, Jurgen Klopp’s side need a midfielder and Alexis McAllister is struggling in that position. Carragher said (via Goal ):
Carragher also said the Reds need to bring in a versatile defender who can play in a back four and provide cover for the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold. He said: “I think Liverpool need an excellent defender who can play in a variety of positions, rather than a player who plays a specific position in the back four.”
“Today they picked left-back [Joe] Gomez over [Kostas] Tsimikas and thought he would be stronger defensively.”Luton then headed in a red corner to give the visitors a stunning strike. Substitute Luis Diaz prevented defeat by receiving the ball from Harvey Elliott in the 95th minute of the second half. The Merseysiders face Toulouse in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 9 November.
