Gary Neville criticized Salah, Wirtz and Gakpo after Liverpool's defeat.

Criticism from the Manchester United Legend

According to The Sun: Gary Neville, a Manchester United legend, expressed his criticism towards Liverpool players Mohamed Salah, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo following the team's defeat to Chelsea.

Liverpool suffered a dramatic 2-1 loss at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with Esteban Willian scoring the decisive goal in the 5th minute of stoppage time.

Gary Neville criticized three Liverpool stars Alex Livesey - Danehouse/Getty Images Neville believes Mohamed Salah did not meet expectations Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Neville highlighted that Florian Wirtz did not enter the game Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Cody Gakpo equalized for Liverpool, but still received criticism from Neville Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Review of the defeat and criticism

Liverpool seemed on course for yet another late victory when Gakpo equalized after Moises Caicedo's goal. However, Arne Slot's team suffered their third consecutive defeat in all competitions.

Neville did not hold back in his criticism and described Liverpool's performance as 'absolutely nonsensical'.

During the discussion, he noted that the reasons for the defeat were the poor performances of Gakpo, Salah, and Wirtz.

“Games are won by teams that have the intention to win. I'm not saying Liverpool didn't want it, but after they scored, I was really disappointed with the level of their play.”

“They lost this game not because of defense, but because in the last 15-20 minutes their creative players were utterly helpless.”

“They were losing the ball in ways you cannot imagine. Gakpo here, Salah there; senseless waste of the ball.”

“Wirtz didn't know how to get into the game when it was practically under his control.”

Table situation

After this defeat, Liverpool sits in second place in the Premier League table, trailing leaders Arsenal by just one point.

This loss has raised concerns among Liverpool fans, as the team gradually loses confidence after several poor results. Against the backdrop of increased competition in the league, every game becomes critically important, and the key task for Liverpool will remain to return to a winning psychological state in the upcoming matches.