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Carragher: Slot taking Liverpool down WRONG path

Carragher: Slot taking Liverpool down WRONG path
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Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher says manager Arne Slot's team is struggling to cope physically in the Premier League this season.

Carragher believes Liverpool's issues have stemmed from a lightweight line-up.

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He explained on the Stick to Football podcast: "If we’re being totally honest, in the games they've lost, they can't handle the physicality of the Premier League this season, they can't. When you think of teams that lack something, they normally let you down away from home against teams that have a physical game."

"They have gone missing away from home. They’re fine at Anfield. They've only lost one  which was the Man United game. They’re fine at home, they feel comfortable. I think Arne Slot wants to move Liverpool. Even though they won the league, every game went to the wire. He almost wants more football.

"When you heard him speak about Paris Saint-Germain last season, he was like 'oh my god, that's the football I want'. So when he played Man City last week, he was talking like Pep (Guardiola) was his hero and he probably is for a lot of coaches. That is his football.

"I think he's trying to push Liverpool a certain way and the Premier League has gone back in terms of physicality, so his team is probably a little bit weaker. Now everyone is just giants, there is long throws and set-pieces and they just can't cope."

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