Julian Nagelsmann has suggested Liverpool ’s lack of stabilty and Florian Wirtz ’s team-mates are partially to blame for the Germany midfielder’s struggles. Wirtz is yet to hit the ground running at Liverpool following his £116million move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window.

Between now and Christmas, their league fixtures look rather more favorable but it only takes a rough trip to the London Stadium or some off color finishing against Robin Roefs and there's a chance for Arsenal and Manchester City to push away.

The last time Liverpool lost four successive away Premier League matches was in April 2012. It leaves the defence of their crown in tatters

Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann believes Liverpool's lack of stability this season could be impacting Florian Wirtz and has called on the midfielder's teammates to start converting the chances he creates. Wirtz has struggled for form since joining the Premier League champions in a £100 million ($132m) move from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer.

There will be hand-wringing in Liverpool quarters given the questionable calls in the first half of the Reds' loss to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and rightly so, but that grumbling only serve as a distraction the main takeaway from the game.

After Liverpool's 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge last month, Chelsea's Marc Cucurella said the Blues had targeted the Reds' right flank, intimating that because Mohamed Salah is "always ready to attack" there is more space for the opposition to exploit.

Steve Nicol explains what "annoyed" him from Arne Slot during Liverpool's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League.