Kevin Keegan does not believe Liverpool are alone in having defensive problems as he also feels Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are not the best at the back.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is coming in for increased criticism due to his failure to address the club's defensive woes during four full transfer windows in charge.
Klopp has continued to insist there is no problem with the quality of his defence, but Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet since the end of August and have won just one of their last seven games in all competitions.
But Keegan thinks Liverpool are not alone in struggling defensively and feels even sides considered as having a better defence are not the best at the back.
"There are a lot of teams in the Premier League struggling in defence. All the rules have been changed to suit attackers – yellow cards, red cards", Keegan was quoted as saying by beIN Sports.
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"It's no fun being a defender. If a defender misses three tackles he's off so it's no wonder they are cautious.
"I don't think Manchester City, Manchester United or Chelsea are great defensively.
"It's not just a Liverpool problem", he added.
While Liverpool have conceded 12 times in seven games in the league this season, Chelsea have let in just six goals, while Manchester City and Manchester United have conceded only twice.
