Jurgen Klopp’s side have gone through a real wobble lately (Picture: Getty)

Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp believes the club’s poor start to the season is down to manager Jurgen Klopp’s failure in the most recent transfer window.

The Reds started the season brightly, but have since slipped to win just one of their last seven matches, with Redknapp pointing out weaknesses at both ends of the pitch.

Klopp notably tried to sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk to fix his side’s leaky defence, and Redknapp says it’s easy to see why when the current back four are performing so poorly.

But the former England international also questioned Klopp’s apparent lack of interest in bringing in a new striker, with Roberto Firmino having been moved to a somewhat unfamiliar false 9 role last season, with mixed results.

Klopp failed to land some of his top summer targets (Picture: Getty)

‘Liverpool’s centre backs are not good enough. Klopp will back his players to the hilt but there is a reason he tried to splash out £60million to land Virgil van Dijk,’ Redknapp wrote in the Daily Mail.

‘It is no surprise Klopp keeps tinkering with his back four and goalkeeper. He is searching for something that is not there.

‘Liverpool have conceded 12 goals in the Premier League. Only West Ham and Crystal Palace have let in more.

Jamie Redknapp says Liverpool could’ve done with a striker and a defender (Picture: Getty)

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‘When you are that leaky at the back, you need to be prolific in attack. Where is their Romelu Lukaku or Harry Kane to guarantee 20 goals? Liverpool are relying on 30-yard screamers from Philippe Coutinho to dig them out of trouble.’

Liverpool currently sit 7th in the Premier League table, but are already seven points behind joint-leaders Manchester United and City.

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