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Sportsmail's Carragher did not hold back in his assessment of a bitterly disappointing display by the Reds on Monday night as two goals from Jamie Vardy and a superb strike from Danny Drinkwater fired the Foxes out of the relegation zone.

Philippe Coutinho reduced the deficit in the second-half, but it never looked like being the start of a comeback and Carragher believes Klopp deserves to be criticised for his team selection after another defeat to a side in the bottom half.

Speaking on Monday Night Football, the former defender said: 'Liverpool were shocking. I was at Hull and Burnley and they were all the same.

'I like Jurgen Klopp but I have worries with him. Liverpool are on course to concede 50 goals again this season and he hasn't gone to rectify it.

'Liverpool can't do what Manchester United can do in attracting big players like [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and [Paul] Pogba when things aren't going right.

'There's no way you can win anything conceding this amount of goals. Liverpool always play the same way. What's wrong with Liverpool going to a side like Leicester and letting [Robert] Huth and [Wes] Morgan have the ball and using [Sadio] Mane's pace?

'I just don't know why he hasn't changed the tactics. He's got too much faith in certain players. He's got to make changes in the summer and it reinforces that.'

Liverpool remain a point outside the Champions League places following the defeat, which was their fourth of the season against sides who have occupied a place in the relegation zone on the day of the game.

The Reds entered 2017 in second place on 43 points, just six behind leaders Chelsea, but their fifth defeat of the season now leaves them 14 points adrift of the Premier League leaders.

Carragher believes the side's good form before the turn of the year masked some of the areas that could have been addressed during January, a month which saw the squad struggle to handle a hectic schedule.

'Sometimes as a Liverpool fan when things go well you kid yourself at certain things,' the 39-year-old added. 'James Milner isn't a left back, Lucas Leiva isn't a centre back.

'He shouldn't be playing there and I felt happy for him when he came off. It's like me playing at right wing. Jamie Vardy exposed him.'

Carragher conceded that, at present, Liverpool should be concerned about Everton catching them, and co-pundit Gary Neville agreed with his forthright views on a below-par performance from a side with Champions League aspirations.

'I thought it was quite telling that Klopp said his team didn't listen to his preparations,' the former Manchester United defender said.

'We know Liverpool aren't good enough in defence or with the goalkeeper. I half expect that but what I also expect is their energy. With a two-week break, what were they doing in La Manga?

'But I wouldn't rule them out [of the race for the top four] based on tonight. Other teams have complications with fixtures. The big thing tonight to me was their drop in energy.'

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Got to sadly agree with ALL of that.
Totally embarrased to be an LFC fan today.

Shocking woeful, and totally disgraceful show last night.
So much for their much criticised little 'jolly' abroad to help ey?
Utter total bollox, and the whole squad need punishing imo.
They disgust me with their vile ott obscenely lavish fancy £££'s lifestyle £££'s, seemingly not actually giving one solitary sh1t about us fans or their employer.

Liverpool can't do what Manchester United can do in attracting big players like [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic and [Paul] Pogba when things aren't going right.

Bollox...throw enough money at them and they'll come,it matters not what badge is on the shirt.

Yeah, Man City were able to buy some big name players when they were [oops] and recently bought by the Arabs. Chinese clubs are capable of attracting players like Tevez, who if you remember 'fell victim' to homesickness. Money talks, I don't believe the notion that there are no players to buy .

You've got to ask yourself where the money is going to come from to bankroll what is needed. Coutinho sale may bring in 50m but if he doesn't get back to form nobody will want him. Sakho sale we'll be lucky to get 10m for him, likewise sicknote nobody would want to trust him for anything above 10m. You look at our squad and there is maybe 2 players worth 30+ m = Coutinho & Mane.
Lallana is worth what we paid for him and the rest have devalued in what we paid for them.

We are up schitt creek without a paddle!

Nobody can convince me that there were no players available in winter who are better than Lucas at CB, Milner at LB and Origi as CF. Klopp and his team were too lazy or afraid to take risks. He is just getting what he deserves, but not the fans

Exactly, it's hilarious when people say 'I trust Klopp's judgement on not signing any players, our scouting team did not find anyone worth making a bid on', I've seen people say variations of this [oops] when it's clearly B.S.

Southampton knew that they were lacking goals, so what did they do ? They bought gabbiadini, who has been excellent for them. Why can't we follow simple logic?

Not enough was done in the summer! We got rid of 13 players and brought in 6.

Our defensive woes have been there for all to see, how was Manninger, Klarius, Klavan & Matip going to stop us shipping another 50 goals this season?

We got rid of Joe Allen and Skrtel and kept Lucas!

If it was Klopp's decision not to strengthen, then there's something very odd and something very wrong with his judgement. What sane and rational manager, given the opportunity, would spurn a chance to strengthen a squad as thin and makeshift as ours is? As has been pointed out repeatedly here it's utter none sense to say we couldn't find anyone for left full back more suited than Milner hard and all as he works there? Also someone more suited to half back duties than Lucas. Surely someone could have been found to strengthen those two positions, and then there's other glaring weaknesses that could / should have been strengthened. I know Klopp likes to try and do things on a shoestring, but he must have seen the state of our squad before the end of January! Personally I think and I hope he's covering for the reluctance of FSG to sanction any expenditure, if not then it's doubly worrying, any manager with our squad who could have strengthened and didn't, shouldn't be in the job, simple as that.

Tactics were non-existent last night. All you have to do to nullify Jamie Vardy is sit deep, so he doesn't have any space to run into, what do we do? We play a high line with two slow centre backs! I'm at a complete loss as to why we'd set up like this, it makes absolutely no sense.

Klopp looks to me like another Wenger, (Of the last 10 years, not when he originally arrived at Arsenal) and Guardiola. (Not the Guardiola who managed Barcelona)

All of the above 3 managers play the same way no matter who the opposition is, it's ridiculous. Arsenal go to Bayern and try to play football and get absolutely smashed, why not set up defensively and get a result that gives you a chance in the second leg? Man City did exactly what we did at Leicester, played a high line and Vardy ran riot with a hat-trick.

Unless you have a team like Barcelona, with world class players everywhere these type of tactics will always come undone.

It's time for a different approach Klopp, and it starts with being solid at the back. Use the squad you have, move Clyne to left back and use Alexander-Arnold, or use Joe Gomez. Move Milner into midfield so we have a bit of bite and tenacity that we are clearly missing!