Liverpool’s struggle for goals can be put down to the defensive injury issues being endured by the Reds says David James, who says Jurgen Klopp’s attacking unit is not getting enough competitive training.
The reigning Premier League champions have failed to find the target in their last four top-flight outings and are without a win in five.
Prior to hitting an alarming slump, seven goals had been plundered at Crystal Palace in what was considered to be another serious marker put down by a side looking to defend their crown.
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However the absence of key men such as Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez is doing their collective cause few favours, with James suggesting that the predatory instincts of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino have diminished as they are not being tested away from match action.