Brighton fullback Liam Rosenior feels he's nailed Liverpool's major weakness.
Rosenior, whose side entertain the Reds at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, says there's "an air of vulnerability" about Jurgen Klopp's men defensively because the backline aren't afforded sufficient protection.
"I've seen them play exciting, attacking and breathless football this season but there has always been an air of vulnerability in their defence with numerous individual defensive players being singled out and criticised for poor performance in the media," Rosenior wrote in his Guardian column.
"I would instead point to the fact that these players always seem to be defending in isolation, without protection from a specialist, top-class defensive midfield player who stops counterattacks and in turn protects them from in front of the back four.
"Players such as Jordan Henderson, Emre Can and Gini Wijnaldum are outstanding midfielders in their own right but none are what you would call a natural anchorman who is happy to forgo the attacking, creative side of their game to sit in front of their defensive line and give balance to protect them from counterattack."
Source: tribalfootball.com