"What I want is a little bit more of a fight and a nastiness. This Liverpool team are technically so gifted but teams are bullying them at the moment on the physical side of things.

The ongoing standoff with Ibrahima Konate and his contract that expires at the end of the season is another issue to contend with. If Liverpool aren’t able to extend the Frenchman’s deal, they will lose one of the most valuable centre-halves in the world for nothing next summer.

After the dizzying highs of a league title, Liverpool's slump this term under Arne Slot has become a crisis. Can the mercurial Dutch manager turn things around?

Phil answered: Liverpool are struggling as new signings try to settle in and head coach Arne Slot attempts to find a balance in his team, but you are right. They are missing the urgency, direct approach and the goals of Diaz.

Liverpool are struggling despite expensive new stars, and now the question is what will they look like when the struggles get fixed?

Liverpool are not succumbing to smash-and-grabs. They’re consistently being out-thought and fought. Brentford were the latest to earn a deserved victory, as they inflicted the fourth-straight league defeat upon the Reds on Saturday night.

Champions Liverpool suffered a fourth successive Premier League defeat to continue their miserable run of form in the capital.

Liverpool have full faith in Florian Wirtz despite interest from Real Madrid amid his struggles, with Dimitar Berbatov also backing him.