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Liverpool news: Graeme Souness gives damning verdict as fallout from Leeds loss continues

Liverpool's Premier League campaign went from bad to worse on Saturday night, as they lost 2-1 at home to Jesse Marsch's Leeds.

The visitors took the lead at Anfield when a mix up between Joe Gomez and Alisson allowed Rodrigo to score a tap-in. Mohamed Salah equalised for Jurgen Klopp's side before a last-minute winner from Crysencio Summerville secured a famous win for Leeds.

Liverpool fans will be worried about missing out on Champions League football next season. They're currently ninth in the Premier League table, eight points behind Newcastle in fourth with a game in hand. Here are the latest headlines from Merseyside.

Klopp gives Nunez advice

Klopp has told Liverpool's £85million summer signing Darwin Nunez what he must do to become a success in English football. The Uruguayan has made a bright start to his Merseyside career - scoring six goals - but the Reds need him to give more to the cause.

"Trust me, nobody knows how good Darwin can get, he doesn't know," said Klopp. "He has to stay fit and be available all the time, we have to work on this, on all different areas."

Klopp defended Nunez's Liverpool start on Friday. He told reporters: "Darwin came here after a short break in the summer. Arriving in Asia, don't speak a word [of English], and being young, and Liverpool is a big club, and it's a big step for him, and he was expensive.

Much is expected of Darwin Nunez following his £85million move from Benfica (Getty Images)

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"Then all of a sudden he plays the first game and everyone is looking at him. It's like the whole place is dark and there is only one light and it's a spotlight on you.

"We have to deal with that. We all expect them to deal immediately with it. Be prepared. 'Did you cost that? Okay, you have to be prepared.' It's not like this. That's the start. Trying to get fit, step by step, with new training and new, different things in training. Different demands."

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Fabinho's response to the Kop

Reds midfielder Fabinho was spotted demanding more support from the Kop at Anfield during the Leeds defeat. The incident happened during the first half when Harvey Elliott - Liverpool's promising teenage midfielder - gave the ball away inside his own half.

Fabinho raced back to recover possession and was seen turning towards the Kop and gesturing in a manner that asked for more support for his battling team-mates.

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Souness gives ruthless verdict

Graeme Souness was not impressed by Liverpool's performance on Saturday night (Sky Sports)

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness criticised his ex-club's performance against Leeds after the game. He told Sky Sports: "Leeds were a team playing under pressure. They didn’t play like a young team tonight, they played like a team that really believed in what they were going to do and believed they were going to get a result.

"You can say it was a lucky first goal, but that’s not the reason Liverpool lost the game, Liverpool were a country mile from where they were in the last few years: they don’t play with the same intensity.

"I think, in many instances tonight, Leeds were more than a match for what Liverpool had been doing to teams for years. They basically bullied teams Liverpool, the midfield bullied teams. Now they’re being bullied in midfield, it’s making them vulnerable at the back and they’re not creating the same chances up front. Liverpool are a shadow."

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