Liverpool legend John Aldridge has got stuck into Jurgen Klopp's side after last weekend's 7-2 loss to Aston Villa.
Even though it is only early in the season, Aldridge believes the loss was 'alarming' for Klopp ahead of the Merseyside derby on October 17.
"Liverpool were abysmal," Aldridge said in the Liverpool Echo.
"You don't like giving the team stick because they are winning so much and bring so much enjoyment. You leave that to the manager.
"This was alarming though. Liverpool started sloppily and slowly while Villa were sharp.
"To give them a goal like that to start things off [as Adrian gifted the ball to Ollie Watkins] was like something out of Sunday league football.
"I remember being shocked in the 70s when Liverpool went to Villa, were 5-0 down at half-time and ended up getting beat 5-1. On Monday morning, I was in shock again.
"The worst thing about it is they've got to go away for two weeks now.
"If there was no international break, they could focus on training and the next game. But now it's a nightmare.
"Many of the players will only have two or three days before Everton to prepare.
"If Liverpool have got anything about them, they will react in the derby, take it out on Everton and get back on track. Whether that can happen, we'll have to wait and see."
