Steve McManaman says Liverpool 'miles away' from Champions League spot following Bournemouth loss in Premier League

Liverpool are “miles away” from a Champions League spot following the 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth, according to BT Sport pundit Steve McManaman, while Peter Crouch called The Reds out for being “complacent”. Jurgen Klopp’s side started the weekend just three points adrift of the Premier League’s top-four after demolishing rivals Manchester United 7-0 last weekend. Ad Liverpool were fully expected to move above fourth-placed Tottenham on goal difference when they arrived at basement side Bournemouth, but they produced a below-par performance as they fell to another shock loss.

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Everything Liverpool did well last week when they won at Anfield was completely the opposite today. “They were lethargic, they were slow, they moved the ball sideways so many times. There was no urgency to go forward.

Defensively, they looked like they couldn’t play again today, stepping forwards when they don’t need to step forward, always taking chances trying to play offside when they’ve got arguably the quickest back four around. Real Madrid 3-1 Espanyol: Vinicius Jr, Eder Militao and Marco Asensio on target for hosts Real Madrid ready for Kylian Mbappe to force Paris Saint-Germain exit — Paper Round “They just never looked like they were going to win the game. “Liverpool had five super centre forwards on today, but they didn’t do anything.