Agbonlahor: Darwin Nunez may cost Jurgen Klopp his job after behind-the-scenes Liverpool reveal
The decision to spend big on Darwin Nunez instead of a midfielder may cost Jurgen Klopp his job at Liverpool.
That is the view of ex-Aston Villa and England forward Gabby Agbonlahor, speaking exclusively to Football Insider as he questioned Klopp’s treatment of Nunez.
The 2-0 win over Rangers on Wednesday (5 October) was only the 23-year-old’s third start across all competitions this season.
That win was only Liverpool’s third clean sheet of the season and they have not won in the Premier League since August.
Goal reported earlier this week (3 October) that there is no internal pressure on the 54-year-old’s job.
“Jurgen Klopp was at Dortmund for seven years and in the seventh year, it was poor.
“This is his seventh year at Liverpool. He’s got a history of having six years and then it not working out.
“This Liverpool team are in real danger of not finishing in the top-four, the title race has gone.
“For me, it’s been some of his decisions. Starting Carvalho against Brighton. Yes, he’s a good prospect but start your best side and bring players off.
“I don’t care if they’ve been on international duty, I don’t care if they have been on a plane from South America, they are not flying RyanAir, they’re on private jets with beds on.
“I don’t want to hear ‘I didn’t start Nunez because of this, I didn’t start Diaz because of the international break’. That’s a load of nonsense.
“Don’t underestimate some of the teams in the Premier League and he did that. If he had started Diaz then they would have won the game, for me.
“Some of his decision-making too. I love James Milner but you’re bringing him on for Tsimikas. Jordan Henderson was playing some great balls and he brought him off for Elliott.
“I think some of his decisions aren’t right and maybe there’s a problem with Klopp.
“Liverpool are on the decline, for me. Everyone can see it. Teams aren’t scared to play them anymore.
“We talk about the atmosphere at Anfield, it doesn’t look the same there. There’s something definitely wrong there.
“This is what happens when you don’t buy players in the position you really need.
“Would the Nunez money have been better spent on a midfielder? They are very light in midfield, Fabinho can’t run and Thiago is a decent player but he can’t run.
“The midfield is going to cost them this season.”
In other news, Kieran Maguire has lambasted John Henry amid a new £77million-plus Liverpool cash grab.