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Gary Neville insists that Liverpool are enduring the kind of ‘fall’ that even Sir Alex Ferguson suffered in his prime, insisting that the ‘incredible’ Jurgen Klopp can transform the club if he is given £250m to spend .
Gary Neville has compared Liverpool’s ‘slump’ to situations he went through during his playing career at Manchester United.
Jurgen Klopp’s problems went from bad to worse when his side were beaten 3-0 by Brighton on Saturday afternoon, with Solly March and Danny Welbeck combining for the Seagulls.
The result leaves the Merseyside club in ninth place, right in the top half of the table, and after the game Neville was quick to assess their poor form.
Jurgen Klopp watched his side fall to their sixth league defeat of the year at Brighton
After the game, Gary Neville claimed that Klopp must ‘regroup’ his Liverpool players
speaking in the Gary Neville Podcast, Neville was asked if he thinks Klopp has asked “too much effort” from his old Liverpool. Neville said, ‘I don’t know about that.
‘Manchester United, I was there for 20 years with a manager who demanded that effort every day and there was a group of players who were there for ten or 15 years.
“Yeah, there was a weird splash season, and that could be this, but sometimes it’s hard to watch because you look at them and they’re a mess in the back, they’re all over the place. Seems like you can score them a goal on every attack.
Klopp’s team is winless in the previous three matches. Before the defeat at the Amex, Liverpool lost 3-1 to Brentford and drew 1-1 with Wolves in the FA Cup.
The result has left the Reds in ninth position in the league table. Comparatively, Neville, in the guise of Sir Alex Ferguson, only finished outside the top two places in the league three times out of 21 seasons in the top flight.
The Reds have lost four more games this season than they did all of last year.
Neville (right) spent his career playing for Man United under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Neville went on to suggest Klopp should remain in charge at Anfield and backed the ‘incredible’ manager to turn around Liverpool’s fortunes this season.
‘They are going to have to regroup, I think Jurgen Klopp will regroup. He’s not the type to shy away from it, Jurgen Klopp, he’s a huge character,” Neville explained.
“I think he has had an incredible managerial performance, equal to or better than Pep Guardiola’s in these five, six, seven years, I really do.”
“And they have new owners coming in. They have spent money, but, can you imagine, if Jurgen Klopp receives the money that Chelsea have given their manager [he would use it well].
“If Jurgen Klopp can get that level of money, £200m to £250m, from the new owners and if he spends it as wisely as he has in the last six or seven years, then he’s entitled to go next season. “. and transform that team.’
Neville insists that Klopp (L) has done an equal job in England to his rival Pep Guardiola (R)
The former United defender ended up giving assurances about Klopp’s ability and says this provides the opportunity for a ‘fresh start’ for the German.
“I don’t see him thinking that this will be the end, I think he will see it as a new beginning.
“I think because of the credit he’s built up, you’re not going to stick your boot in Jurgen Klopp and the Liverpool players.”
“Yes, you are going to be critical of them, they are defending very badly, it is too easy to play against them, they are bad in midfield.”