Mohamed Salah insists “crumbling” Liverpool need to recover their identity, calling for a return of the “heavy metal attacking team” that made them feared under Jurgen Klopp.
It was another difficult night for Liverpool under Arne Slot as they lost 4-2 at Villa Park, leaving their Champions League hopes still in the balance.
Slot’s side succumbed to a 12th league defeat of the season, meaning Arne Slot’s side have not won a Premier League away game against a team in the top nine all term.
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Salah, who is set to leave Anfield in the summer, has called for change in a scathing assessment of Liverpool’s form this season.
In a statement posted on social media, Salah said: “I have witnessed this club go from doubters to believers, and from believers to champions.
“It took hard work and I always did everything I could to help the club get there. Nothing makes me prouder than that.
“Us crumbling to yet another defeat this season was very painful and not what our fans deserve. I want to see Liverpool go back to being the heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear and back to being a team that wins trophies. That is the football I know how to play and that is the identity that needs to be recovered and kept for good.
“It cannot be negotiable and everyone that joins this club should adapt to it. Winning some games here and there is not what Liverpool should be about. All teams win games.
“Liverpool will always be a club that means a great deal to me and to my family. I want to see it succeed for long after I have moved on. As I’ve always said, qualifying to next season’s Champions League is the bare minimum and I will do everything I can to make that happen.”
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Jamie Redknapp believes Arne Slot will be under immense pressure if Liverpool fail to secure Champions League football next season, especially with Xabi Alonso available to replace him.
Carra: Liverpool have too many weak players
Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool have far too many “weak” players in their team after they were “taken to the cleaners” by Aston Villa in their 4-2 loss on Friday Night Football.
“This has been happening from the first day of the season on a Friday night against Bournemouth,” said Carragher on Sky Sports co-commentary duty.
“Liverpool have far too many weak players – physically and mentally – and it has to be fixed. It looks like Arne Slot is going to be the man who has to fix it next season.
“But this result does nothing in terms of the feelings of the supporters around his position right now.
“Liverpool don’t excel at anything. They look like a really average team. They have been taken to the cleaners.”
