Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher feels Jurgen Klopp needs to dip into the transfer market as the current Reds team are not good enough to succeed in the Premier League.
The Reds suffered a demoralising 3-0 defeat at the hands of Watford at Vicarage Road on Sunday and Klopp’s side are winless in all competitions since hammering Southampton 6-1 in the League Cup quarter-final earlier this month.
Liverpool have collected just one point from their last three league fixtures and a lot of the early good work done by the German is unraveling because of their current run of form.
Carragher feels it is time for Klopp to get his hands dirty in the transfer market as the current Liverpool squad are not good enough to cope with the physical demands of the Premier League and he needs to strengthen a number of key areas of the squad.
When asked whether the team need to strengthen some positions in the transfer market, the former Liverpool defender said on Sky Sports Monday Night Football: “I think there is more than one.
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“The performance and result at Watford will be in his mind for the rest of the season and it reminds me of [Gerard] Houllier and [Rafael] Benitez in their first season.
"The teams they inherited weren't able to cope physically with the Premier League – and this Liverpool team isn't.
“And what they did was both bought a keeper, both bought a holding midfield player; Benitez bought [Peter] Crouch, 6 foot 7 at the front and Houllier bought two centre-backs.
“Now if I was Klopp I'd be thinking goalkeeper, two centre-backs and a holding midfield player because Liverpool haven't got the players to cope in those [physical] games.”
Liverpool will host league leaders Leicester City on Boxing Day and will finish their year with a visit to Sunderland on 30th December.
