Andy Robertson says that Liverpool have only themselves to blame as they face a extremely difficult task to retain their Premier League title.
The dismal 1-0 defeat to Brighton on Wednesday was the Reds second consecutive loss at Anfield.
The Reds have now gone four games without a win on their home ground and face the daunting challenge of taking on title favourites Man City on Sunday.
On a average day, that task would be a difficult one, but when you take into account the current form lines of the two respective teams, it seems a monumental challenge. City's record at Anfield is horrendous though so picking a winner is like taking a spin on machine a sous.
City will come to Anfield on the back of 13 straight wins in league and domestic cup competitions, a feat that has not been replicated for close to two decades (Arsenal 2002), and have also equaled a club record with six clean sheets on the bounce.
Speaking to the BBC (per the Mirror) after the sobering defeat to the struggling Seagulls courtesy of a Steven Alzate goal, the left-back said that the team performance has simply not been good enough at their former fortress.
“You have to give the Brighton team credit for playing well. They created chances, pressed us – did everything we wanted to do.
“We didn’t really do anything of note. With a long record of going unbeaten we’ve lost two and when you don’t show up you don’t get results.
“We prepare for every game different. It’s just not clicking. We need to find a way to get results, especially at home”
Watching Liverpool has been like doing a tour of Australian casinos. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose but you never know beforehand what it will be. The unpredictable Reds have regularly struggled to put away the lower tier sides this season but their form line against the top echelon clubs has been heartening and Robertson says that they need to feed off that fact ahead of this crunch game.
“Any game against Man City is a big one. As this moment stands, we’re not in the title race."
“We are seven points behind them and they have a game in hand.
“I’m sure they’d say the same if they were potentially 10 points behind. We need to get back to the Liverpool everyone knows.
“We’re still a good team. We don’t turn into a bad team overnight.”
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