, Thiago Alcantara (31) and Fabinho (29) has been criticised this season with a lack of adequate cover heightening concerns. Having had fears over aging midfield options heading into the season, Souness believes their first-choice options have seen better days are are no longer 'in a position where they are going to win big trophies.' 'When you look at the midfield: Thiago 31, Henderson 31, Fabinho 29. After that you've got Keita 27, Oxlade-Chamberlain, who's been out injured, 29, Curtis Jones who's 21 and Harvey Elliott who is 19. ' If you go back to the start of the season, Jurgen must've looked at his midfield and thought 'we're vulnerable here' because with the age group, the chances are they'll get muscle injuries. After that, you've got the two young boys. 'The Premier League is a hard league to play in and is){kind=link}
Graeme Souness has major concerns over Liverpool’s midfield after witnessing his old side get ‘bullied’ against Leeds United.
Liverpool fell to their fourth league defeat of the season on Saturday night after a 2-1 defeat at Anfield – a second consecutive defeat to a side in the bottom two after losing at Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Having seen Jurgen Klopp’s side relentlessly dominant teams over the last four seasons, former midfielder Souness believes that fear factor they carried has now disappeared, describing the club as a ‘shadow’.
‘You can say it was a lucky first goal, but that’s not the reason Liverpool lost the game, Liverpool were a country mile from where they were in the last few years,’ he told Sky Sports.
‘They don’t play with the same intensity. I think, in many instances tonight, Leeds were more than a match for what Liverpool had been doing to teams for years. They basically bullied teams Liverpool, the midfield bullied teams.