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Pundit lays into "toothless" Liverpool following Southampton defeat

Read Sport logo Read Sport 5/01/2021 22:06:44 Henry Jackson
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Liverpool have become "toothless" as an attacking team, according to talkSPORT's Jason Cundy.

The Premier League champions were awful on Monday night, losing 1-0 away to Southampton in limp fashion.

While Liverpool's defensive woes have been talked about endlessly this season due to injuries, they are looking flat at the other end of the pitch.

The Reds have only scored once in their last three games, against West Brom, Newcastle and Southampton, with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino all struggling.

Speaking about Liverpool's current malaise in the final third, Cundy outlined his thoughts on their shortcomings:


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"We all thought the problems would be at the back, but that's not really the case."

"Liverpool's front three, we've seen their last three games and against West Brom they were toothless after their good first-half performance, they were toothless against Newcastle, and toothless again tonight."

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Liverpool's lack of spark in attack is a definite worry, with the injured Diogo Jota such a huge loss.

The Portuguese was providing competition for places and looked the most in-form attacking player in the squad, but Salah, Mane and Firmino have gone flat in recent weeks.

To be fair to the front-three, though, they are also not receiving the same level of service as before, with Trent Alexander-Arnold badly out of form and the team arguably playing more cautiously because of defensive injuries.

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