As Liverpool’s form continues to dwindle, everyone who’s anyone in England is trying to figure out why the Reds are going through their biggest slump since Jurgen Klopp became their coach seven years ago.According to legendary English goalscorer Ian Wright, the Anfield club made a huge mistake by not selling Mohamed Salah or Sadio Mane for insane amounts of money two years ago.The Reds’ recent success under Klopp was enabled by investing the fee received from selling Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona in 2018. Barca paid a staggering $148 million and kickstarted a period of renaissance at Anfield.##NAJAVA_MECA_6778681##Since Coutinho’s departure, the Merseysiders won the Champions League for a sixth time, their 30-year wait for a top-flight title, FA Cup and League Cup. Wright says it was the covid pandemic that disrupted Klopp’s plans and put the wind out of the red sails.”I think it all goes back to the pandemic and being unable to move one of the main guys on for massive money like Coutinho. That’s Liverpool’s business. One of those would have gone for massive money, and that would have financed the next bit. But it didn’t happen.”Sadio Mane was eventually sold to Bayern, but by then, the squad at Liverpool had gone stale, and the fee received wasn’t nearly as hefty as it would have been a couple of years earlier.Ian ‘Wrighty’ Wright🏆 2x FA Cup🏆 1x Premier League🏆 1x League Cup🏆 1x Cup Winners Cup🎖 1x MBE⚽️626 Games🥅324 Goals🙌 A true England & Arsenal legend!@IanWright0 @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/N2zkbr6UOR— The N5 History (@TheN5News) October 27, 2022 Liverpool only lost two league games last season as they came agonisingly close to an unprecedented quadruple of trophies, losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League final and finishing one point behind City. But things are not looking so good this season.Klopp escaped blame from supporters, given all he has achieved in seven seasons at Anfield, with fans targeting the club’s owners for lack of investment in an ageing squad.While Darwin Nunez’s arrival was a good piece of business, other big-name signings were not secured, leaving the German coach with an ageing and tired-looking squad. For a team that’s expected to press with a lot of intensity, having the third-oldest starting eleven in the EPL doesn’t sit well.
