It was not really a must win for the Reds but last night’s display was just poor.Liverpool “looked tactically inept” in their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday night, according to Micky Quinn.
The Reds were undone with two goals in the first 30 minutes from Milan Pavkov, who scored first with his head before firing in a long-range effort to double their lead.
Jurgen Klopp’s side didn’t recover and former Newcastle forward and Liverpool fan, Quinn, was unhappy with their level of performance in Serbia.
“As a Liverpool fan I’m very disappointed,” Quinn said.
“That first 45 minutes especially replicated the Napoli game where they looked lethargic, tactically inept and woefully lacking creativity in midfield.
“[James] Milner running around like a chicken with no head, [Georginio] Wijnaldum the same – no impact away from home…
“[Adam] Lallana rusty, [Daniel] Sturridge rusty, Joel Matip coming into the team looked rusty as well.
“I think they definitely underestimated that Red Star Belgrade team; at home, they are not a bad team.
“Who do you blame? Klopp for the personnel he chose tonight?
“Do you blame the players? Let me put it Billy big time in regards to [Mohamed] Salah looking like he could just turn up and score.
“I think it’s time for a few home truths really, because they could have blown that group. They had to make a statement tonight against Red Star and get the group in the grip of their hands.
“They had an opportunity, being a point clear, to get three [more] tonight and ease the pressure.”
Clearly there is still so much pressure now that the lost.