Liverpool look “shot” and are “a shadow of the team we’ve seen for the best part of three years”, says Graeme Souness, with a title-holding outfit finding themselves stuck in an uncharacteristic rut.
The Reds have enjoyed a period of domestic and continental dominance, with Champions League and Premier League crowns captured along the way.
Ending a 30-year wait for top-flight glory was supposed to be the start of something special for the men from Merseyside, with more silverware expected to roll into Anfield.
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Liverpool have, however, gone five league games without a win, failing to score in four of them, and are now in danger of slipping out of the top four.