"Liverpool visit Chelsea on Saturday looking to recover from two consecutive defeats, against Galatasaray in the Champions League and, before that, Crystal Palace in the Premier League. It is only the second time that Arne Slot has suffered back-to-back losses as head coach. The champions produced another disjointed display in Istanbul where, despite dominating possession, the visitors rarely troubled Galatasaray's goalkeeper, Ugurcan Cakir."
"If you look left and right, there's world-class lads all around, the midfielder said. But it is not all about that, it's about lads who want to go and win. It's OK if you're nice on the ball and stuff like that but you have to go and win, work hard and run more. The lads know that, of course they do, but you have games like this and it won't be the last as well."
Liverpool must improve the basics, especially work rate and will-to-win. The team has suffered consecutive defeats to Galatasaray and Crystal Palace and now visits Chelsea aiming to recover. In Istanbul Liverpool dominated possession but rarely troubled Galatasaray goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, producing a disjointed display. The side retains abundant world-class talent but requires greater desire, hard work and running to secure wins. There is no reason to panic, yet consistent improvement at all times is necessary to arrest the recent slide. Goalkeeper Alisson sustained an injury in Turkey and will miss the trip to Stamford Bridge; Hugo Ekitike's withdrawal may have been cramp.
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