Jamie Carragher: Liverpool played like children

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was furious with the way the Reds played in the second half against Sevilla last night.

Having thrown away a 3-0 advantage from the first half, the former Liverpool defender had a lot to stay and it won’t come as a surprise that Alberto Moreno received a coshing.

Carragher told ViaSport: “The big question going into this game was could Liverpool’s defence cope with the atmosphere and the players of Sevilla. We know they have a great home record and I felt before the game the answer would be no, but I didn’t think it would be as bad as this, especially in the second half.

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“I didn’t see Liverpool keeping a clean sheet but to be 3-0 up and to see how Liverpool gave the goals away and the actual game intelligence – it was like watching children play in the second half.

“At Sevilla, you have to quieten the crowd. Liverpool did that by scoring goals in the first half.

“In the second half, Sevilla came flying out. Giving stupid free kicks away that lifted the crowd, lifted the players, get the referee giving yellow cards and that’s what Liverpool continually did, they gave stupid fouls away.

“Two of the goals come from set pieces. The other foul they gave away in the box from Alberto Moreno. It’s unbelievable to see a decision like that from a player at Champions League level, again it was like watching children in the second half.”

 

Commenting on Moreno’s performance, Carragher added: “He’s had a lot of credit this season as he’s performed a lot better than he has done but he’s been at the club now for 3 or 4 years and I don’t think a run of 7/8 games should cloud people’s judgement of what your opinion is of him as a player.

“I still think Liverpool need a left-back. He has done a lot better this season but he still has those moments where he makes rash decisions and rash tackles and I don’t think that will ever go out of his game.

“It was actually a very good decision by Klopp to bring James Milner on because at that stage I thought that Liverpool were going to lose the game never mind draw the game so I think it was a good decision that Milner went to left back.

“But to be fair, he has done well. We haven’t seen that a lot this season but again it goes back to the Moreno that we have seen for the last 3/4 years.”