Former Manchester United star, Wayne Rooney has revealed the major problem with Liverpool.
According to the former England international, the Reds have a ‘clear problem’ which was obvious in their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.
Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday with goals from Moises Caicedo and Willian Estevao cancelling out Cody Gakpo’s strike and handing the Blues all three points.
The Merseysiders had suffered defeat to Crystal Palace in the Premier League and Galatasaray in the Champions League before meeting Chelsea at the weekend.
Arne Slot’s men are now behind new Premier League leaders Arsenal with one point.
Rooney noted that the Reds struggled in the full-back areas against Chelsea.
He said that the Blues ‘exploited’ Conor Bradley, who was subbed off at half-time after being booked in the first half.
“It’s a clear problem Liverpool have got in the right back area,” the former Old Trafford captain said on BBC’s Match of the Day.
“Conor Bradley has come off twice at half-time in the last two league games.
“They’ve tried Dominik Szoboszlai but it hasn’t really worked for him. Jeremie Frimpong was on the bench but didn’t get on so they’ve tried three right-backs in seven league games.
“Chelsea have seen that and exploited it. The Liverpool back-four were all over the place at times, there were warning signs early on.
“Bradley got a yellow card and I’m sure that was a big factor in him getting subbed off at half-time. It was a big problem for Liverpool today as it has been all season.”
