I just couldn't believe what I was seeing from 'petrified' Reds

WE DIDN'T COMPETE - BASIC DEFENDING WAS SHOCKING

- John Aldridge

I WAS sat watching the game on Sunday against Manchester City with my family and friends. And I simply couldn't believe what I was seeing from Liverpool.

I thought after the recent wins over Aston Villa and Real Madrid that we were back on track.

How wrong I was.

Arne Slot picked the same team as against Real Madrid in midweek and I am never one who likes to use tiredness as an excuse, especially when City played the day after and didn't make loads of changes to their team.

But something was massively wrong with Liverpool in the first half. We looked petrified.

Whatever the team talk was or the game plan, it surely didn’t involve us showing City so much respect. It was far, far too much.

We just didn’t compete. And the basic defending was absolutely shocking.

Just look at Ibrahima Konate’s performance.