Pressure is building at Anfield after a rotten week for Liverpool.
The Reds’ European hopes hang in the balance after a 3-0 defeat to Atlanta at Anfield. Gianluca Scamacca netted a brace, while Mario Pasalic was also on target.
Jurgen Klopp’s side then followed that up with another dismal loss – this time at the hands of Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze netted the winner for the Eagles, leaving Liverpool’s hopes of lifting the Premier League title in jeopardy.
Klopp now has a big week ahead of him in order to get Liverpool back on track. Take a look at all of the headlines coming out of Anfield over the past 24 hours:
Klopp slams ‘horrible’ Reds stars
Jurgen Klopp has claimed that his side ignored his demands to press in a “horrible” performance against Crystal Palace. The Reds were scythed through on a number of occasions against the Eagles before losing 1-0.
Speaking after the full-time whistle, Klopp said: “If you would look to my teams over the years, I think you could say our pressing is usually good. Counterpress is there.
“The first half we were open like ‘How can that happen?’ Curtis [Jones] was the only one really chasing, really getting out and from time to time broke their rhythm. Beside that they [Palace] could just play through. They [Liverpool] were horrible to watch.”
Nunez’s wild reaction
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez was spotted kicking his seat in anger after the Reds missed a glorious chance against Crystal Palace. The Uruguay striker was watching from the sidelines after being substituted.
Midfielder Curtis Jones was played clean through for a golden chance for an equaliser but somehow put his effort wide. After seeing the chance, Nunez let his frustration be known on one of the seats on Liverpool’s bench.
He wasn’t the only one to show his anger. Liverpool fans also took to Twitter with their thoughts on Jones’ glaring miss.
Keita walks out
While all is not well at Anfield at the moment, the same could be said at Werder Bremen. Former Liverpool star Naby Keita plays for the German side but walked out on his teammates after learning he was not in the starting lineup against Bayer Leverkusen.
Werder Bremen sporting director Clemens Fritz said: “After Naby found out yesterday that he would not be playing from the start, he decided not to get on the bus but to go home. We will talk to him and his agent tomorrow about the consequences and how to proceed.”
Keita signed for Bremen in the summer after leaving Liverpool. But he has made just five appearances – only one of which has been a start.
