Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Essential Football: Will Liverpool miss out on the top four?

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On the latest episode of Essential Football we take a closer look at the problems at Liverpool, after their defeat at Arsenal left them already 14 points off top spot in the Premier League.

Sky Sports News‘ senior reporter Melissa Reddy and Sky Sports‘ senior football journalist Richard Morgan join Peter Smith to assess the wider issues at the club – and the form and fitness worries compounding those problems.

From mis-steps in the transfer window to the team’s tactical evolution under Jurgen Klopp, the panel discuss how a team which was going for an unprecedented quadruple earlier this year is now languishing in mid-table a long way off the early pace setters in the Premier League.

What’s gone wrong at Liverpool? Form, fitness and bigger problems for Jurgen Klopp

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