Liverpool: Fan's thread goes viral explaining their 'atrocious' start to the season

Liverpool’s difficult start to the season continued on Saturday as they drew 3-3 at home to Brighton.

Jurgen Klopp’s side found themselves 2-0 down after just 17 minutes after Leandro Trossard’s brace.

They fought back well to take a 3-2 lead but allowed Trossard to complete his hat-trick inside the final 10 minutes.

Liverpool have won just two of their opening seven Premier League matches and are already 11 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

They were also thrashed 4-1 by Napoli in the Champions League.

What has happened to the team that were chasing the quadruple for the entirety of last season?

Well, one Liverpool fan has done his best to sum it up in a thread that is going viral on social media. While Mo Chantra admits there are ‘numerous factors’ at play, he puts it down to two things in particular – loyalty and under-investment.

That said, the financial landscape is continuing to change in a direction that is fundamentally at odds with FSG's view of how football should operate. If it continues, how much longer will they be willing to partake in it before deciding to cash in on their prized asset?

“Liverpool’s atrocious start to the new season is down to numerous factors. Injuries, tactical changes, retaining players beyond their best before date and the physical and mental after-effects of 21/22 are amongst them. The root causes, however, are loyalty and under-investment.

“Let’s start with the contentious shout that the club has under-invested in the squad. I put out a thread a few weeks ago in which I highlighted that the club’s post-2018 net spend amounted to only 2% of the club’s overall turnover; far lower as a percentage than any domestic rival.

“Sure, the club’s wage bill has grown significantly since the