Michael Owen has stressed that Liverpool’s players and management “deserve a bit of patience” after all the club has achieved in recent years.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have struggled for consistency this season, as perfectly demonstrated recently when they followed up a remarkable 7-0 win over rivals Manchester United with a 1-0 loss at Bournemouth less than a week later.
Ad As it stands, the Reds are six points adrift of the Premier League’s top-four and face the reality of potentially missing out on next season’s Champions League, a competition they reached the final of last year, losing to Wednesday’s last-16 opponents Real Madrid.
Premier LeagueVan Dijk among positive Covid cases at Liverpool16/12/2021 AT 19:12 The Reds also agonisingly missed out on the 2021/22 Premier League title by a single point to Manchester City, although they did claim the FA and EFL Cups.