Virgil van Dijk lacks the leadership skills of Liverpool greats Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson, says Stan Collymore, with a stunning 7-2 defeat for the Reds at Aston Villa showing that “the art of defending was dead”.
Jurgen Klopp’s reigning Premier League champions were given a rude awakening in their most recent outing.
Questions were already being asked of their decision to play with a high line at the back prior to heading to the West Midlands, but chinks in their armour were ruthlessly exposed by Villa.
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Many are writing a humbling reversal off as a freak result, with Liverpool’s success over recent years proving that their methods can deliver rich rewards.