Rodgers must end his obsession with 4-3-3, says Carragher

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has hit out at Brendan Rodgers tactics after the 3-1 Premier League defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Goals from Daley Blind, Ander Herrera and debutant Anthony Martial condemned the visitors to a second consecutive league loss, despite Christian Benteke s brilliant overhead kick.

Carragher, who retired in 2013 after 17 seasons at Anfield, has insisted Rodgers must ditch his obsession with lining the team up in a 4-3-3 formation if they are to improve their results.

I don t understand this obsession with playing 4-3-3, he told Sky Sports. There is not enough support for Benteke. 

Brendan Rodgers has come to the club playing 4-3-3 and it didn t work. The great season they had was with two strikers and how they got them into the team. It is down to the manager. 

They have got a lot of strikers, no wide players, and he continues to play 4-3-3. They have no wide players – they have only got Jordon Ibe. 

For me [Philippe] Coutinho is not a wide player and I don t understand what the point was in playing Danny Ings in that position. He didn t give the support to Benteke. 

Think about how many strikers Liverpool have on the books [Danny] Sturridge is another one who is still to come back.

After finishing sixth in last season s Premier League, Liverpool have made a poor start to this campaign, winning twice and scoring just three goals in their first five matches.

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