Arsenal legend Paul Merson has delivered a stark verdict regarding champions Liverpool.
Merson believes the lack of signings from Jurgen Klopp's team will hurt them in the coming season.
Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos is their only transfer so far.
And he believes they could drop as low as fourth in the table if they do not sign more players.
"Liverpool could easily drop to fourth," Merson told Sky Sports. "You look at the goals Liverpool let in against Leeds: wow. I just think they turned up and thought they would wipe the floor with Leeds.
"I think they need to buy someone. It would not surprise me if the finished fourth this season, and I thought that before this game.
"It's the same team, and they have a massive amount of players who have to play every week. Virgil van Dijk cannot get injured. The full-backs cannot get injured. They have not got anyone to replace the front three if they are injured.
"If Man City get injuries, they will just play: "We'll score more goals than you" anyway. What we'll see later in the season is teams like Man City come into the fold massively, because their squad is too big.
"That's why I worry about Liverpool, there's five or six players who must play week in, week out, otherwise the team is weakened immensely."
