Liverpool legend Carragher: Is this the end of the cycle? | OneFootball

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has questioned whether Jurgen Klopp's side has reached the end of its cycle.

The Reds faltering start to the Premier League season continued in the Champions League on Wednesday after they suffered a 4-1 defeat to Napoli.

"The problem tonight is not that game," said Carragher during an appearance on CBS. "Forget this game. For me, the big worry is, 'is this almost something that's going to carry on through the season?'

"Is this the end of a cycle? Have Liverpool massively got the transfer ideas in the summer wrong? Because this team looks so far off it.

"It has been at full pelt for five or six years under Jurgen Klopp.

"Of the seven games Liverpool have played this season, they have conceded the first goal in five of them. They are not starting games well.

"So, I'm not going to criticise their attitude because what this team have done - certainly in Europe, in the Premier League, the Barcelona game, coming back - the mentality is fantastic.

"Is this a massive drop-off physically because of what has happened over the five or six years, the way they have played, how intense they've been?

"Can this team get it back? That's the worry for me, not tonight. What is going to happen with the future of this team and this season?

"This is still only the fourth game Liverpool have lost in 2022, which shows how consistent they have been, but it's the performances more than the results, actually, that are worrying me right now."