"Even though Liverpool opened this Premier League season with five straight wins, the cracks in the defending champion's armor were clear for all to see. Sure, as a fan, it was fun to watch the Pool Boys pull off miracle after miracle, and in my most biased moments, I thought that magic could propel the side forward. But those cracks have only deepened since the start of the campaign, and now Liverpool is in full-blown crisis."
"Since beating Everton for its fifth-straight win domestically and then, nervously, dispatching second-division Southampton in the League Cup, Liverpool has lost five of its last six games across all competitions, its only win coming last week in a 5-1 Champions League thrashing of Frankfurt. At the time, that big UCL win felt like a potential turning of the corner, but Saturday saw Liverpool lose its fourth-straight Prem match-the first time that's happened since its last title defense, back in February of 2021-dropping all three points to Brentford by way of a 3-2 scoreline."
Liverpool began the Premier League season with five consecutive wins but has since fallen into a severe downturn in form. The club has lost five of its last six matches across competitions, with the solitary victory a 5-1 Champions League win over Frankfurt. A 3-2 defeat to Brentford represented a fourth straight Premier League loss, the first such run since February 2021. Defensive lapses have produced early concessions in each defeat, while attacking play has lacked cohesion and cutting edge. The team needs comprehensive fixes across defense, midfield, and attack to stabilize results.
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