Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold criticised as Liverpool held by Crystal Palace

Liverpool’s struggles continued as they adopted up the Champions League loss to Actual Madrid by drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace.

The Reds had been pressured into adjustments with Darwin Nunez, who scored a high quality objective in midweek, lacking resulting from a shoulder damage.

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Liverpool had been left pissed off by Crystal Palace – and their very own show

A disjointed Jurgen Klopp aspect served up one other poor displaying as they failed to interrupt down a resolute Eagles aspect who seemed harmful on the counter.

And former Chelsea star Scott Minto believes the German boss should now take a protracted arduous take a look at himself and his squad forward of giant summer time switch window.

He informed talkSPORT: “Initially, Jurgen Klopp must look within the mirror and see if he can go once more. I genuinely consider he can and he’s earnt the appropriate to try this with what he’s carried out. It’s one dangerous season.

“He must rebuild in the way in which Sir Alex Ferguson has carried out [at Manchester United]. He must go to the board and say, ‘how a lot cash have I bought?’

“It’s all very effectively saying Liverpool want two midfielders – how a lot is Jude Bellingham going to price? How a lot is a Declan Rice, or somebody like that, going to price?

“When you’re going to usher in one other central defender or another person, how a lot cash have they got to play with? As a result of as a lot as we are saying this, we’re taking part in Soccer Supervisor right here. How a lot cash has he bought? Does he need to promote gamers earlier than he should purchase?

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Klopp and Vieira had phrases on the touchline

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And Klopp has been informed to signal Bellingham to assist get his aspect firing subsequent season

“For Liverpool to be up there, I’d like to see a Jude Bellingham go there. I feel the match could be excellent. He’s precisely the kind of participant he wants.

“However the place else does he must do it? The defenders must step up their performances. Even Virgil van Dijk, not way back the most effective central defenders in world soccer, he’s one million miles from the place he was.

“Trent, I’m sorry, it’s not lazy punditry to say that defensively he’s not excellent. I’d be fascinated to know if he got here off tonight with a niggle or not, or whether or not it was a tactical factor to place James Milner at proper again while you’re chasing a sport.”

Sloppy passing from Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, and Joel Matip may have led to a win for Palace, however in some way the match completed goalless.

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Van Dijk is not the centre-back he was when the Reds received the Premier League title, in accordance with Minto

Jean-Philippe Mateta hit the crossbar with one effort and noticed one other deflected behind with the objective gaping.

Liverpool did have their moments of menace however Diogo Jota’s header from a good angle hit the woodwork, whereas Jordan Henderson by chance bought in the way in which of an Alexander-Arnold shot.

Within the second interval, Mohamed Salah hit the crossbar as Klopp’s aspect seemed to take again management of the sport – however Palace had been prepared to combat and counter their opponents at any time when they might.

Regardless of adjustments, together with extra minutes for spectacular starlet Stefan Bajcetic, the Reds simply couldn’t discover a winner with Cody Gakpo additionally lacking a high quality likelihood.

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Jota noticed one try hit the Palace publish

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In the meantime, Mateta hit the bar with one in all his pictures on objective

On the reverse finish, whereas there additionally wasn’t an finish product, Palace’s marvellous Michael Olise was the stand out performer.

The end result leaves Liverpool in seventh spot, six factors behind fourth-placed Tottenham, whereas Patrick Vieira’s Eagles sit twelfth as they edge away from the relegation zone.