Former midfielder Dietmar Hamann has criticised Pepijn Lijnders for releasing a book about Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side whilst still working at Anfield.
The Reds are enduring a below-standard start to the new season, as they currently sit seventh in the Premier League, having won just twice in their opening six fixtures.
Things went from bad to worse in their Champions League opener as they were humiliated with a heavy 4-1 defeat to Serie A side Napoli, which exposed Liverpool's lack of intensity and suspect defending so far this campaign.
Jurgen Klopp 's side were blown away in Naples, conceding two first half penalties and going 4-0 down after 47 minutes.
Liverpool kept fighting, and Luis Diaz hit back with a consolation goal, but it was a dreadful night for the Reds in Italy, which has led to criticism of the boss and his players for the poor start to the season.
Hamann, who made 283 appearances for Liverpool between the years of 1999 and 2006, is however blaming Klopp's No 2 Lijnders for the potential downfall.
Lijnders has released a book called ‘Intensity: Inside Liverpool FC’, and it’s described as giving ‘expert first hand insight into everything from training to tactics and team talks’.
It is unlikely that he has given away all of the Reds secrets, but the German midfielder insists 'alarm bells should be ringing', and questions why Klopp's assistant was allowed to release such a book while still working at the club.
Hamann tweeted: 'The alarm bells should have been ringing for Liverpool fans when the current assistant manager wrote a book while still employed by the club.
'How he was allowed to do it I’m not too sure.'
A book surely isn’t going to be the sole reason for Liverpool’s drop in form and intensity, and there are so many other problems.
Intensity, suspect defending and a huge injury list are what most people are suggesting the issues are at Liverpool at present - therefore Klopp will be hoping to have a few more return to fitness in the coming weeks.
The Reds are due to host Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday as they look to get their season back on track by chasing down the front-runners.