Liverpool’s deteriorating form has been highlighted by Manchester United legend Paul Scholes. They have lost four straight games in the Premier League and won only one game in their last six in all competitions. Arne Slot had hoped last Wednesday’s 5-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt would help his team get back on track. Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in Sunday’s match against Arsenal has left them seven points behind league leaders. Scholes says that things have changed dramatically and the absence of a player is a major factor in Liverpool’s current struggles. Alisson Becker, who injured his hip last month, has not been playing since. The goalkeeper saved Liverpool on a number of occasions in the early part of the season, but his understudy – £25million signing Giorgi Mamardashvili – hasn’t been able to come up with the same heroics.Alisson is expected to be out until late November, leaving the Reds with a ‘big’ problem. “There’s something wrong there [at Liverpool],” Scholes said on The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast.READ MORE: Liverpool told what’s holding Alexander Isak back after £125m transfer – ‘You can see’READ MORE: Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk causes disagreement as Rio Ferdinand hits back”When you’ve got a good team, you try and strengthen it. When you win the league, you bring in new players. Somehow, it just doesn’t happen.”I think that the goalkeeper has been a major miss. Alisson has been a major miss. It’s not that this ‘keeper plays badly, but I think every shot he takes is a goal. This is not a positive trait.”Mamardashvili will start the Carabao Cup match at home against Palace on Wednesday, but he’s not the only one to worry about. Will Liverpool rebound against Crystal Palace? Alisson Becker is missing Liverpool’s four last games in all competitions (Image: Anadolu/Getty Images). “I thought Konate did a great job against Manchester United, and on Saturday, I thought, ‘He will catch him, he will get him’. And he nearly gave up.”It seems like they’ve lost all determination to prevent goals from being scored. They will score goals, I believe, with their quality and the fact that it is still early in the year. Teams don’t win leagues anymore by losing four games in a row. You’re not talking more than two games.Join Mirror’s new WhatsApp community to receive daily Mirror content. Football content. Our partners and we also offer our members special promotions, offers and ads. You can leave our community at any time if you do not like it. Sky Sports discounted Premier League & EFL packageThis post contains affiliate links. We will receive a small commission on sales generated from this article. Learn more£43£35SkyGet the deal hereSky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more.
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Paul Scholes points out Liverpool’s ‘big miss’ during nightmare run of defeats
