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‘Liverpool’s defence an absolute and utter shambles!’ – Nicol slams Van Dijk and co after Leeds struggles

Liverpool’s defence was an “absolute and utter shambles” against Leeds, says Steve Nicol, with the Reds legend urging the Premier League champions to pull together as a unit and avoid conceding goals “for fun”.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have been a model of consistency across the last two seasons.

Much of their success has been built from the back, with big-money deals for Dutch centre-half Virgil van Dijk and Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson considered to have plugged long-standing leaks.

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The Reds looked far from watertight, though, in their most recent outing as newly-promoted Leeds breached them on three occasions at Anfield.