Following their chastening 4-1 defeat to Napoli in the group stage of the Europe's premier club competition, the Reds have been told to "reinvent themselves" by their coach, who believes they are not playing as a team.
Last season's runners-up got off to the worst possible start in southern Italy when they were thrashed by three goals in the first half.
The three-goal margin could have been four if Alisson Becker had not saved the first-half penalty. Luis Diaz's goal was enough to reignite a small revival.
The German believes that his team needs to be better in a lot of areas.
It was difficult to explain but I would say it was not that hard. They played well and we didn't. That is the first thing that came to mind. Both of the penalties were unlucky.
We give the next two goals to them. It's not cool and we should have defended better in the first place.
We were not defensive or offensive. In the first half, you have to be really bad to give up three goals. It could be seen on the field. We didn't work as a team. It's why we lose games.
Bruno Lage's side should be laughing at the prospect of playing his side in the next match, as they will be taking on the Reds in the premier league on Saturday.
The Reds boss said that they need to change themselves. There are a lot of things missing, not in all games, but the fun thing is that we have to do it in the middle of the season. A set-up is needed to be better in a lot of things.
We have to play against Wolves. If Wolves saw that game tonight, they'd laugh and say it's the perfect moment.
With the Blues one point ahead of the Reds in the league, the manager reacted to the dismissal of Tuchel.
Despite similar starts to the season, the Reds and the Blues both have the full support of the hierarchy.
When asked if he was concerned about his own future, he said, "Who knows?"
They are different kind of owners. Our owners don't think that someone else should sort it, and they expect me to sort it.
It was a tough day for German coaches in the English top flight, but while Thomas Tuchel's troubles with the Blues are over, it's still not good news for the man who won the European Championship with Germany.
It could have been a lot worse for the club, as the result equaled the biggest defeat in the club's history. In the first half, Alisson saved a penalty and Van Dijk cleared the ball. The subs were not productive late on.
Individual mistakes to alarm. In the first half, Joe Gomez was responsible for three instances. Trent Alexander-Arnold seems to think it's an insult to his creativity to sully himself with tracking runners. Van Dijk was not moving fast.
The fourth starting defender summed up the problem facing his teammates when he spoke after. Andy Robertson said that they were far too open. You can't come to a place like this and be large.
It is the lack of pressure on the ball that makes a mockery of Klopp's high defensive line and means that the problems facing him are more complex than simply changing his defensive personnel.
The system is the source of strength for the team as much as the individual quality. The opposite happens at their worst. Once imperious individuals are exposed when the system breaks down.
The center of the football team was too wide. One wonders if Harvey is making them more open. As he approaches 37, James Milner is not finding it easy to be the leader of this team.
There is hope that the solution can be found. The counter-pressing situations that he loves to see from his side only started to happen once Thiago came on. A better team will be made by that.
Diogo Jota will take time to find his best form as he recovers from injury but his ability to go in search of the ball high up the pitch has been missing too. It's possible that the Reds can start pressing again.
The team needs to be fixed on the fly with a crowded calendar. On Tuesday, Wolves are at home before the visitors from Amsterdam. The easy part is identifying the problems. The correction needs to be done quickly to prevent a crisis. A man named Adam Bate.
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