Micah Richards admits he’s completely changed his opinion about Liverpool now

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Pundit Micah Richards has admitted he’s completely changed his opinion about Liverpool, following their 4-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.

Writing in his ‘Micah’s Moments’ column for MailOnline, the former Sky Blues right-back says he has been left extremely confused by what he’s seen from Jurgen Klopp’s side this season.

“What is going on with Liverpool? You will have to go a long way to find someone who has more respect for Jurgen Klopp than me, but I’m really puzzled by what I’m seeing from his team,” said Richards.

“Had they maintained last season’s momentum and consistency, to be in and around the title race, we would have been talking about them as one of the Premier League’s greatest ever sides.

“The levels they had shown were off the scale, which makes what is happening now so baffling. Liverpool are stuck between systems — they kept switching between 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 at Manchester City — and that ferocious press of theirs is now non-existent because one man will charge on his own and there is no cohesion.

“All season I have thought, ‘Liverpool will turn up today’, but I can’t say that now. Your senses tell you when you turn up to watch them that you will see a quality side, but then the game starts and you can’t quite work out what is going on.

“Klopp has been too loyal to some of the men who have been with him throughout and a little too slow in refreshing.”

Richards baffled by Liverpool this season

At this point, huge questions have to be asked behind the scenes at Anfield.

As Richards alludes to towards the end of his column, Klopp has been too loyal to a certain number of his players.

Ideally, these players, people like James Milner and Jordan Henderson, would have had their roles reduced years ago.

However, this hasn’t been the case, and now the manager is feeling the effects of not refreshing his squad – something Man City have perfected in recent seasons.

This is very much the fault of FSG, who have starved the club of funds to use in the transfer market.

The biggest teams in world football constantly add to their squad; not just in times of need, but when they’re at the very top.

This hasn’t been the case at Liverpool, and that regression is clear to see now.