Former England international striker Gabby Agbonlahor has claimed that Liverpool will find it difficult to keep up with Manchester City this season.
The Reds lost out to Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League title race by just a single point last season. Jurgen Klopp's side won the FA Cup and the League Cup while losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Agbonlahor, a former Aston Villa striker, has claimed that the Merseyside club might struggle to challenge City this season.
The 35-year-old has insisted that the Sky Blues have significantly strengthened themselves with the signings of Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez and Kalvin Phillips. He told Football Insider:
“They [Liverpool] can compete. For me, it’s going to be very hard for them to win the Premier League and the Champions League."
“Man City are a level above now. To bring Alvarez, to bring in Haaland and Kalvin Phillips. They’ve strengthened."
Agbonlahor has also cast his doubts on the club-record signing of Darwin Nunez by the Reds.
The former Aston Villa attacker has insisted that Klopp's side could miss Sadio Mane and have made a mistake by not signing another midfielder. He added:
“Liverpool have brought in Nunez who still has a lot to learn. You don’t know which way it’s going to go with him. He could be unbelievable or it could take him a season."
“To lose Mane, to not bring in another midfielder. It’s going to be harder for them to keep up with Man City.”
Can Liverpool continue to fight for trophies next season?
It has been quite an eventful summer transfer window at Anfield, with the Reds signing three players in the form of Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay.
While Carvalho and Ramsay look like future-prospects for the club, expectations will be high from Nunez because of the massive fee he has commanded. The former Benfica striker was roped in by the Reds for a whooping £85 million.
Liverpool have also been dealt a major blow with their star Sadio Mane joining Bayern Munich. It remains to be seen how the Merseyside club will cope without the Senegalese superstar, who has been a key part of Klopp's plans since 2016.
Meanwhile, the Reds have managed to tie their star forward Mohamed Salah for three more years which will definitely act as a boost both on and off the pitch.
Kehbcdkop
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Jurgen Kloop will improve Cutis Jones and Fabio Caviaho just watch up this season for those two lads, sure.
zenbmnrsuz
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stupid pundit. you are an international fool
I like you Salah Liverpool my best friend nojimullah friend Salah Liverpool
Vodbeklny
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Jurgen Klopp should sacked 🙏💯. i don't think Liverpool FC will win uefa champions league trophy 🏆 2023. such a looser club Liverpool FC 🤣🤣😂🤣
RofiziFawzi
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Same as Haaland .. still lot to learn ..
TiyanjaneChalamwendo
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how we will laugh after thry disregard the advice
Feobcdilz
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Shutup! Jurgen Klopp is the best. He knows how to spend money. He knows the player better than you. I still believe that Liverpool under Klopp are getting better and better❤
Badhur
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Ohhhh this was the same reaction before the start of the last season Let the game begin
piycdkor
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For those fans who always watch Liverpool team play in midfield last season will all agreed that Liverpool need atleast 1 quality midfielder. How many times they need to rely on Salah? Top scorer and top assist? Midfielder should be like Kevin De Bruyne, Gerrard, Lampard.. once Thiago and Fabinho injured.. the opponent surely easy to predict Klopp game plan. For Nunez comments i totally disagreed with Mr.Agbonlahor.
Delano1m
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Let Nunez be. The season has not yet begun. Why if he started scoring goals in the preseason games and without registering a single goal in the EPL?🤔 some people called themselves legends but they are not commenting like legends.😡
The truth hurts
koykoy0088
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He is 100% right we need midfielder urgently kita has injure bond, hendo as will he can't keep it up all season tiago is good but he keep fit always when needed we need midfielder to supply attacker
Louknorsz
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what is Agbonlahor saying is hundred percent true, because Klop has trashy midfielders and none of his so called midfielders can pass the ball properly to the forwards instead they back pass the ball to keepers Has anybody ever seen how Henderson always passes the ball? I don't know who was his football trainer. J. Henderson is always so expert for back passing the ball to keeper
Vewdlmoruz
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hey Agbon let the Liverpool deal with as he sees fit you were just a mediocre player sit-down pse
sicdknot
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stupid pundit. you are an international fool
hazaikrtyz
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mo Salah is the best in the world .
Cusdlmnouy
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Liverpool didn't want to break their wage structure for Sadio Mane. So they sold him and got Darwin. For me it's a gamble. For Salah they break the wage structure. Know a few players don't want to sign the contract which has been offered. It's a massive test for Liverpool this season.
Tubbcikpuz
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Just let Nunez be, these few games can't decide how he d fair at EPL. Nunez is fast but maybe his decision making are faster than precision. I think he needs to slow down & think. It is going to be tough for the likes of Halaand & Nunez when it comes to Ariel duel as most EPL teams are now buying tall defenders, but we can never know it all
intelligent Man U fan
my-blood-is-red
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😂😂😂😂😂😂useless Darwin 👎👎
We'll see who is useless come end of the season 🙄
my-blood-is-red
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Alex oxlade Chamberlain
is chamberlain a 70m buy stupid 🙄
zaeablmnp
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problem solved
zaeablmnp
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buy ruben neves
zaeablmnp
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buy de Jong
pouacmnptz
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if he can't perform in uncompetitive game wat more of competitive games
Did he played in champions league last year and scored against all the big teams?
Foedmnprsu
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Agbolahor didn’t taste champions league football
nizbkntz
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let the games begin this is Epl
Billfon
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KLOPP never splash 75m without results look at signings since dortumd lewadonsky aubameyoing,Salah, gotze,jota,mane, so let's see what KLOPP 75m can do
Alex oxlade Chamberlain
Airlord26
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Let Nunez be. The season has not yet begun. Why if he started scoring goals in the preseason games and without registering a single goal in the EPL?🤔 some people called themselves legends but they are not commenting like legends.😡
they don't call themselves legend, they make history to be called legend, he is a professional and you are just a fan, respect him
viucdelnz
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Even a fool will say the same but Liverpool fans are in different level 🤣
Cityzens17CampusD
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man City should learn how to win uefa champions league trophy 🏆 😂🤣🤣
and Liverpool should find a way to decrease 1 point from Man city. Man city is BAYERN and Liverpool is DORTMUND😂😂😂 of EPL. FACTOS
Bman1983
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Agbonlahors opinion does nothing to me. What's this new found media confidence nonsense from Gabby?
Delano1m
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Let Nunez be. The season has not yet begun. Why if he started scoring goals in the preseason games and without registering a single goal in the EPL?🤔 some people called themselves legends but they are not commenting like legends.😡
limbdklruy
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What Liverpool need is Midfielder they don’t buy any good Midfielders I don’t know why have good attack good defense but Midfield is week
Thanks but beat All the greatest am middle feilders in the EPL And in the UCL, in all the cups that weekest middle feilder, was Second. thanks.just wait the Season to start.
limbdklruy
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Vosto
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The guy haven’t played a competitive game as yet and you all killing him,just the hater in you coming out
if he can't perform in uncompetitive game wat more of competitive games
besacelmpy
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People drawing conclusions before the season has even begun? This is next level dumbness. Teams are coming back from holiday they haven't even dusted off the cobwebs yet. Even the charity shield won't be peak levels. It's only by September that teams become settled. Nothing can be determined from friendlies they are just experimental. The actual time for mistakes without consequence.
vaydeilmp
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Just let Nunez be, these few games can't decide how he d fair at EPL. Nunez is fast but maybe his decision making are faster than precision. I think he needs to slow down & think. It is going to be tough for the likes of Halaand & Nunez when it comes to Ariel duel as most EPL teams are now buying tall defenders, but we can never know it all
vaydeilmp
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warner to liver thank you for subscribing to my network (lakaka Nunez)
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Damn this is funny😁
LumanaMandela
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Stupid Pundit my ass. concentrate your punditry on your former clubs not Liverpool. Darwin just played 2 preseason friendlies and your stupidly judging his performance.
zokkmorst
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That's the reason United did not sign him😂😂😂
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😂
Joelinhocent
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Which mistake is this fool talking about please??
Please don’t listen to that guy, he just a disappointment to football and it was by mistake that England even called him to their national team but anyways, I don’t blamed England as well as they themselves are disappointments to the national team.
Hiheklmnst
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I totally agree with that, Liverpool can only make it to the top 4 if the can bring in an experience forward to assist Salah, Ronaldo can be the best striker in the red system.
D-Maestreo
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KLOPP never splash 75m without results look at signings since dortumd lewadonsky aubameyoing,Salah, gotze,jota,mane, so let's see what KLOPP 75m can do
There's a first time for everything
JuBrown
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What Liverpool need is Midfielder they don’t buy any good Midfielders I don’t know why have good attack good defense but Midfield is week
Bianconero10
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KLOPP never splash 75m without results look at signings since dortumd lewadonsky aubameyoing,Salah, gotze,jota,mane, so let's see what KLOPP 75m can do
Naby Keita 58m was a big mistake…
zebcikmnp
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Which mistake is this fool talking about please??
YNWApool
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That's the reason United did not sign him😂😂😂
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Okay when you start to take goals from him don’t come back here crying
Faucelmosy
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KLOPP never splash 75m without results look at signings since dortumd lewadonsky aubameyoing,Salah, gotze,jota,mane, so let's see what KLOPP 75m can do
YNWApool
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Another caroll
Lol hater You will be disgraced soon
YNWApool
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funck you english media... talk too much.. they didn’t even play a competitive game yet.
I tell you
rekbemnopt
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It will be fine ‘ we still have Firmino and jota ‘
limengoeng
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If Nunez start to score, Agbonlahor will said an adaptation period is necessary for some players.