‘Madness!’ – Jamie Carragher makes worrying Liverpool claim after Newcastle draw

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Jamie Carragher was not impressed with Liverpool against Newcastle (Photo: Getty) Jamie Carragher slammed Andoni Iraola’s tactics as Liverpool scraped a 2-2 draw at Newcastle United in their opening Premier League clash. Liverpool legend Carragher was left incensed by Elanga’s goal on the counter-attack, immediately posting on Twitter: ‘LFC Midfield all bombing forward happened all pre-season, madness!’ And after Willock’s goal occurred in similar circumstances, Carragher posted: ‘Again!

This midfield cannot work, I said it before a competitive ball was kicked.’ Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool aren’t off to a great start (Photo: Getty) Former Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge concurred with the former defender, urging Iraola to sign a new No.6 before the transfer window closes on September 1. ‘I think the team needs a defensive midfielder personally,’ the former Chelsea and Manchester City star told Sky Sports. ‘We’ve been talking about the defensive midfielder at Liverpool for the past three years. Liverpool’s midfield struggled to cope with Newcastle’s pressing and counter-attacks (Photo: Getty) ‘If you look at Brentford, they bring in [Mamadou] Sangare and you look at his stats, they jump out.

I’m not suggesting he was the man [they should’ve signed] but the stats jump out and Liverpool don’t have that profile of player right now. ‘Trey Nyoni, I really, really like him as a player, I think he’s brilliant. He’s more of a ball playing six or eight, he’s not a destroyer, he’s not someone who’s going to strike fear into the opposition like a Sangare or an N’Golo Kante can.’ Liverpool have not been heavily linked with a new defensive midfielder, with the club instead focusing on a new winger to replace Mohamed Salah.