- Carragher felt Liverpool aren't title contenders
- Need to make signings in two positions
- Liverpool held to a 1-1 draw by Luton Town
WHAT HAPPENED? Liverpool rescued a 1-1 draw at Luton Town in the Premier League on Sunday thanks to Luis Diaz's last-minute heroics that saved his team's blushes.
While analysing the team's performance against the minnows, former Liverpool star Carragher came to the conclusion that the club are still not good enough to challenge for the Premier League title this season. He also shared some advice for the recruiters that could help the club in the coming months.
WHAT THEY SAID: Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said: "What Liverpool have had in the last 18 months, they're a lot better at it this season, they're still not as good as Manchester City at stopping counter-attacks.
"People always think about Liverpool pressing from the front, but Liverpool are a team who dominate possession, have a lot of the ball. They're not quite as good as City in possession so there are more turnovers when they lose the ball. Opponents seem to find spaces a lot more to get in behind and attack Liverpool. Luton didn't have the quality to really punish them except for the goal that we saw."
While the club signed Alexis Mac Allister during the summer, the former Reds star believes they still need one more holding midfielder in their team to bolster the squad, adding: "Liverpool in midfield are a lot improved than we saw last season but they still haven't got a top holding midfield player. Mac Allister's not a holding midfield player. He's good on the ball in terms of receiving but defensively he finds it really tough and lacks a bit of pace for that position, so I still think they can improve there."
THE BIGGER PICTURE: He also urged the club to sign a backup for Trent Alexander-Arnold which will allow Jurgen Klopp to use the English international in multiple positions.
He added: "I think in the back four Liverpool could do with not so much a player for a specific position but almost just a great defender who can play a couple of positions. They went with [Joe] Gomez today at left-back instead of [Kostas] Tsimikas, they thought he'd be stronger defensively. I still think Liverpool could do with another player in that position, probably on the other side at right-back and maybe release Trent at different times maybe into midfield, against certain opposition you play someone there who's maybe stronger and tougher defensively.
"I think Liverpool are not ready to win the league, I think Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool supporters know that right now. They want to get back in the top four but in terms of challenging again I think they need another midfield player and a top-class defender."
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GettyWHAT NEXT? Klopp's men will be next seen in action against Toulouse on Thursday in the Europa League.