'Slow and laboured Liverpool seem a little bit soft'

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says he would "enjoy roughing up" the current Reds side if he was playing against them today.

In Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at bottom side Wolves, Arne Slot's side conceded an injury-time winner for the fifth time this season.

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"It's slow and it's laboured and every time you watch Liverpool at the moment it's like they need to go a goal behind to lift themselves," Warnock told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.

"We're so used to watching a Jurgen Klopp Liverpool in the way they play, and even last year I think they played with a better tempo in the way they attacked teams.

"This season it seems they want to control more and it just allows teams to get set.

"I think if you're playing against them and can get back into position quite quickly, then they are actually easier to play against.

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"I don't look at this team and think they're hard to play against whereas last season they were and under Klopp they are.

"Right now they seem a little bit soft. I'd enjoy roughing them up if I was playing against them. Every time there's a tackle they're looking round for a bit of protection from the referee and when you see that you think 'we've got them here'."

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