It's a disaster, Liverpool out of the Premier League title race and Klopp knows it

After Liverpool's narrow defeat to Nottingham Forest, the Merseyside outfit made it clear that their current football is not even up to the level of the leading sides in the English competition, making it very difficult for Jurgen Klopp and his players to fight for a title when the disadvantages have come from almost everywhere, with the Reds having to row against the tide game after game to salvage a draw or at best a hard-fought win.

Although Liverpool have been characterised over the years as having excellent match management, this season things have been completely different, with Klopp's men playing with such early disadvantages on the scoreboard that they have been forced to change their approach and come up with new strategies that more often than not do not work, resulting in a team without ideas and under great pressure to rescue a positive result.

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Injuries have been a crucial factor in Liverpool's poor performance, as Klopp's endless new methods of play and multiple changes to the starting eleven have meant that the team lacks a clear playing identity, with almost all the opponents Liverpool have faced taking advantage of these conditions by not waiting for the German tactician's changes to take effect and attacking with all their resources to gain the advantage on the scoreboard, with the Reds being beaten in seven of the eleven games they have played so far.

With the lead in their hands, the Reds have failed to close out games, resulting in draws that have tasted of defeat, while at a disadvantage, Klopp's men have been unable to find a way back into the game, with a share of the spoils being their biggest reward over the course of the campaign. Whether the outlook is positive or negative, Liverpool have been clueless on the pitch this season, saved only by the individual sparks of their players.

Liverpool have had a poor start to the season

Without a defined starting eleven due to injuries, playing most of the time with disadvantages on the scoreboard, and without a clear idea of the game, the team led by Jurgen Klopp is far from being able to succeed this year in the Premier League, reflecting this situation through the general table where almost a dozen points already separate them from Arsenal, who currently leads the competition.