Liverpool star Andy Robertson has been hammered by club great Mark Lawrenson after the Reds' 2-0 defeat at Napoli in the Champions League.
Jurgen Klopp's men have made a fantastic start to the Premier League season after five consecutive victories but found a bump in the road in Italy as they succumbed to Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli.
Ahead of Liverpool's clash at Chelsea on Sunday, Lawrenson has opened up on the needed improvements the Reds must make after an indifferent performance on Tuesday evening.
Robertson was the villain of the piece after he fouled Jose Callejon in the penalty box, although replays showed the the attacker appeared to be already falling to the ground before contact was made.
Lawrenson admits he is not convinced that it was a penalty but he insists Robertson should have done better and explained that there are plenty of issues for Klopp to sort before their trip to Stamford Bridge this weekend.
"A 0-0 draw would have been a good result for Liverpool, and they were less than 10 minutes away from getting it – until things unraveled at the back," Lawrenson told BBC Sport.
"I am far from convinced it was a penalty for Napoli’s first goal – the first time I saw it, I thought it was the correct decision, but the more I see it the less I agree it should have been given.
"But it was still a lazy challenge by Andy Robertson on Jose Callejon, which gave the referee the opportunity to award a spot-kick in the first place.
"When Napoli scored their second goal in injury time, it killed the game completely, and Virgil van Dijk was obviously responsible for that. To concede from a mistake like that when they are in possession at the back is very unlike Liverpool generally, and Van Dijk especially.
"So two late errors cost Klopp’s side, but I don’t actually think they had been too bad at the back until that point.
"They were playing against a talented Napoli team with lots of attacking intent, who forced Adrian into making some good saves – particularly his flying stop from Dries Mertens just after half-time.
"But it is not as if Liverpool struggled defensively for 90 minutes, and when Klopp analyses it, I am pretty sure he will think the biggest problem on the night was at the other end of the pitch."
