3. Reds season crumbling down
Raheem SterlingLiverpool’s unbeaten start to 2015 helped catapult them from ninth place to within touching distance of a Champions League spot. All they had to do, in order to stay in the race for the top four, was merely ensure that their momentum was severely hampered in the back-to-back league games against United and Arsenal. Unfortunately for Rodgers, that is exactly what has transpired.
After the 4-1 loss to the Gunners, all of their momentum has evaporated and has left the club with a realistic possibility of going from playing in the Champions League to a season without European football. Injuries and suspensions to key players is costing the Reds an opportunity to consolidate on last season’s second-place finish. While nobody expected them to repeat that, failure to qualify for Europe, might just increase the pressure on the manager and maybe force their star asset, Raheem Sterling to look at avenues elsewhere.