Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher has likened his former side to a basketball team and said that head coach Arne Slot needs to "really earn his money" to fix the teething issues at Anfield this season.

A disjointed Liverpool side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Galatasaray on Tuesday night with Victor Osimhen scoring the only goal of the night from the penalty spot, their second defeat in succession after the loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League .

"I'm not watching a top team," Carragher told CBS Sports. "Liverpool aren't playing football at the moment, they are playing basketball. It is just end to end and I don't think top teams play like that.

"And they haven't gained anything going forward but they have lost a lot defensively. I think for the manager

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