Graeme Souness claims Liverpool’s midfield were exposed in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea came from two goals down to share the points as Mateo Kovacic and Pulisic cancelled out Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah’s early strikes in the game.
A frantic clash saw both teams create plenty of chances as Edouard Mendy and Caoimhin Kelleher were called into action several times.
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But former Liverpool player Souness felt it was the midfield trio of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner that let the club down.
‘Chelsea bossed midfield today. Liverpool have a great success by pushing up, all three parts of the team all being in contact with each other,’ he said.
‘It only works when the midfield of Liverpool are putting the opposition under pressure, every time they get the ball and keeping the midfielders’ head down and the strikers’ head down and you can’t hold a high line.
‘In the Liverpool teams I played in we knew there would be half a dozen times where we’d get caught by holding a high line that might cost you a goal but the advantages over the rest of the season by playing that way you win more games than lose.
‘Liverpool this year, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner were not at the races today. ‘They were bossed and bullied by Chelsea’s midfield.
‘The possession stats tell you that, 130 more passes tells you that and it wasn’t the Liverpool we’ve seen the last three or four years where they bully teams.
‘Liverpool need more of a maestro in there, Thiago is certainly a better footballer than what they have but by doing that you lose that in momentum in terms of pressing and being on the front foot.
‘They were exposed today Liverpool by the midfield not really managing to control Chelsea.’
