Jamie Carragher makes damning Liverpool Premier League prediction
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes the Premier League title is "slipping away" from his former club and claimed they "will start worrying about the top four positions rather than the title" if their poor form continues.
The Reds were beaten 1-0 by Burnley on Thursday and have failed to win any of their last five league games.
They currently sit six points off league leaders Manchester United and they are yet to score a league goal in 2021.
With things so tight at the top of the table, Carragher is concerned by Liverpool's form and believes they could miss out on qualification for the Champions League if they are unable to turn things around quickly.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the defeat to Burnley, Carragher said: "We're talking about a blip for Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp has come out and defended his players as you'd expect, and these players have done so much for Liverpool.
"But at this moment, they look like the title is slipping away. You think it's gonna be really difficult. At this moment, yes, it looks like six points from the top, that can still be recovered, the fixtures they have in the next couple of months.
"I think Liverpool in the next couple of weeks will start worrying about the top four positions rather than the title. They need to get back to winning games, scoring goals.
"He's got a lot to ponder, you can't quite believe what's happened to Liverpool in the last few weeks. You go from that 7-0 win over Palace, so many players out of form at the same time.
"There are so many teams this season that are challenging for the top four, that will be a concern for Liverpool until they get out of this poor form."
He added: "For whatever reason, this season, it's not just dropped off – it's massively dropped off in the last five games, really.
"It's a huge worry going forward, not just in terms of the title, but for the top four positions.
"There are so many teams that will fancy their chances this season in terms of that goal and at this moment Liverpool are massively out of form and have a really difficult run of fixtures.
"If they don't go well, they'll be completely out of the title race by then, by the middle of February, the end of February. If that happens, Liverpool will be fighting for their lives to get in the Champions League next season."
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