Liverpool defence will cost them Premier League title, reckons Peter Schmeichel
Jurgen Klopp is still hunting down a quadruple in his final Liverpool season (Picture: Getty Images)
Liverpool are defending badly and it will likely cost them their Premier League title challenge, believes Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel.
The Reds sit top of the Premier League table but just one point clear of defending champions Manchester City in second.
The two teams meet at Anfield on Sunday afternoon in a blockbuster clash and if there is a winner, that side will be favourites to win the title with 10 games to play.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are undoubtedly having a brilliant season, not only top of the table but winning the Carabao Cup last month, but Schmeichel is not impressed with how they have been defending.
The iconic goalkeeper says Virgil van Dijk is one of the best defenders on the planet and Alisson Becker a superb ‘keeper, but the defensive unit for the Reds has not been functioning well.
‘I’m really mystified,’ Schmeichel told BBC’s Planet Premier League. ‘Van Dijk is a fantastic defender but I don’t think Liverpool defends particularly well.
‘They’ve been very, very reliant on Alisson this season until he got injured. Alisson has proven himself again as one of the best goalkeepers in one-on-one situations.
Peter Schmeichel has serious doubts over Liverpool’s title credentials (Picture: Getty Images)
‘The number of one-on-one situations they leave their goalkeeper with,...
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