‘Too much’: Jamie Carragher says £75m Liverpool player has one glaring weakness in his game after Arsenal loss

Jamie Carragher has now been discussing some of the vulnerabilities Liverpool have at the back following the defeat to Arsenal.

Jurgen Klopp’s side never got going during the first half at the Emirates, a familiar tale from the FA Cup tie a few weeks ago.

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And once Liverpool equalised through Arsenal’s own poor defending, it seemed as if the game could follow a similar path.

Klopp’s side did then come out firing in the second half, they had clearly taken a lot of belief from Arsenal’s mistake.

However, a calamitous moment between two of Liverpool’s most trusted players, Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, completely changed proceedings.

Jamie Carragher was back in the Sky Sports studio following the game, and made some comments on the situation and van Dijk’s main weakness after the match.

Carragher was obviously gutted to see such a mistake, one he definitely wouldn’t have expected.

But the pundit did feel as if he had seen a similar trait in the Liverpool captain’s game before.

Jamie Carragher explains Virgil van Dijk’s weakness after Liverpool lose to Arsenal

Speaking after full-time, Carragher did also point out how good the duo had been this season, too.

He said: “There are very few weaknesses in Van Dijk’s game but one of them is he has a tendency to hold his position too much.

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“Van Dijk and Alisson have been brilliant this season, it’s one of the reasons why they’re back but that was a howler.”

Of course, this should just be an isolated incident.

Any talk of Liverpool’s title hopes being derailed would be incredibly premature, it’s a rare slip up.

And a defender of van Dijk’s quality, who still looks worth every penny of the £75m Liverpool paid, will react quickly.

Similarly, Alisson will isolate a poor night from his mind.

So whilst Carragher is perhaps right in his conclusion after Liverpool’s tough night at Arsenal, he’ll too think that this was just a brief blip.

That being said, one pundit thinks there’s been worrying signs for Klopp all season long. 

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