Liverpool have won the Premier League at a canter but since being crowned champions have failed to win in three matches - something which Manchester United legend Roy Keane has now criticised
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Roy Keane admits he's not been impressed by Liverpool since their title win
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Roy Keane has called on Liverpool to “show some class” in a bitter blast at the champions. The Manchester United legend admits he had been ‘irritated’ by the Reds since they secured the Premier League title with a 5-1 thrashing of Spurs at the end of April.
Since then, Arne Slot's men have failed to win any of their three league games. They drew at home to Arsenal, lost 3-1 at Chelsea and on Monday night fell to a 3-2 defeat at Brighton.
The record means they’ve taken just one point from a possible nine since being crowned champions and have lost as many games.
Keane has admitted throughout the season that he’s been impressed by Slot’s side and how they’ve claimed the title. But speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, he was scathing in his assessment of their recent displays.
"Liverpool have switched off – they're irritating me," said “Keane. It doesn't matter [that they've won the league], but the fringe players and the B team are coming in – what kind of message is that? I'm thinking come on – show a bit of class.
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“Salah scores a goal, and he's taking pictures – the game's still on. Liven up a little bit!"
For his part, Slot wasn’t unhappy with his side’s display at Brighton on Monday night. Indeed he claimed Liverpool’s defeat at Brighton was a “joy to watch” .
And although he did admit his champions have dropped off since claiming a 20th league title, he believes what he has seen since their triumph was confirmed shows how well his side have performed throughout the season.
Mo Salah celebrates after scoring against Spurs in April
Mo Salah celebrates after scoring against Spurs in April
“It was a great game of football,” Slot said. “Two teams who wanted to play. Two teams who wanted to win. No time wasting, no tumbling. “It was a joy to watch but unfortunately not the result we wanted.
“I saw many things that I already knew and one of them is how close the margins have been throughout the whole season.
"And now, with us failing to score the third and just missing maybe this 2-3% sometimes in defensive work, it leads us to lose games.
“I know it is Chelsea, Brighton and I know we didn’t lose against Arsenal. We won this league because we have been so consistent, we have done so many things right but we haven’t won it in a way - like City have for the last four seasons - where they could close their eyes and be 4-0 up.
"We have been very close in quality with all the teams we have competed with.
“That is why it is such a big compliment we have won this league by such a big margin because the quality margins are not that different between us and some other teams.. It is a big compliment to our players.”
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