Liverpool News: How should you play against Arne Slot’s Reds?

BBC Chief Football Editor Phil McNulty has been answering your questions about all things Premier League.

Seamus asked: I can’t help but feel that Liverpool are always playing on the brink of a draw and victory by the sheer force of their attack. If they come out ahead they usually win. But their defense is shaky at best, if pressed. On Sunday they were exposed by speed and pressured. Do you think they would be in as good a position now if other teams attacked them like Manchester United did?

Phil replied: Only Arsenal have a better defensive record in the Premier League than Liverpool, who have conceded 19 goals in 19 games, so there aren’t too many flaws to criticize.

However, I do see your point that Liverpool have looked a little vulnerable defensively at times this season.

When teams play against Liverpool, they have to strike a good balance between defensive solidity and future ambition because Arne Slot’s team has many attacking cards in players like Mohamed Salah, Luis Díaz, Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota. Overcommitting is a very dangerous game for anyone playing for Liverpool.

The only team to get it absolutely right this season was Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest, who won at Anfield in what remains Liverpool’s only league defeat of the campaign.