Wild Liverpool theories shouldn't hide truth about shocking problem Jamie Carragher identified

For a frontline department who have registered 82 times between them this term, Liverpool's attacking displays have been characterised by wastefulness of late.

The Reds' last goal in open play came over 360 minutes ago, in fact, when Cody Gakpo stooped to nod home Andy Robertson's cross in the 3-1 win against Sheffield United.

Since then, Luis Diaz has turned home a flick-on from a corner at Manchester United and Mohamed Salah struck from the penalty spot later in the game. For the last two games at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp's men have drawn blanks in damaging home defeats to Atalanta and Crystal Palace.

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As was anticipated the theories have raged in recent days as to why Liverpool have suddenly become so profligate, with so many desperate to point to broader, more worrying reasons for the recent tail-off.

Mohamed Salah is past it, Darwin Nunez is a fraud and it will take weeks before Diogo Jota regains any sort of sharpness after his injury...By now, the full range of emotional meltdowns after a defeat are nothing new for a club the size of Liverpool but it doesn't necessarily mean some of the more measured critiques don't have merit in them either.

Since the return of club football after the March international break, Liverpool have taken 108 shots in four games, scoring just seven goals in that time, which is a figure that is bolstered by the fact that three of those came against a Sheffield United side who have shipped 81 in their other 31 fixtures. Shocking, that equates to a goal every 15 shots, which is unsustainable for a team with title aspirations.

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