A number of Liverpool supporters have been laying into left back Alberto Moreno after his performance against Cardiff City on Saturday.
The left back was surprisingly handed a starting spot ahead of usual incumbent Andy Robertson, and he failed to take his chance in his team’s 4-1 victory, secured by goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane (twice) and Xherdan Shaqiri.
The Reds faithful were quick to give the former Sevilla man a piece of their mind, with many of them failing to understand why Jurgen Klopp dropped Robertson for the 26-year-old Spaniard.
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The Liverpool fans do have a point, here. Klopp’s decision to replace Robertson with Moreno was probably more about giving the Scotland captain a rest, but it’s resulted in a pretty limp performance from the 26-year-old on the left hand side of the Reds defence. The team just don’t look the same without Robertson. The former Hull City man has become such a crucial player for the club and never was that more evident than against Cardiff on Saturday. It’s not just his solid defensive ability, it’s his penetrating runs down the left flank that give the opposition so much trouble. He is a tremendous crosser of the ball and he has an intuitive understanding with attacker Sadio Mane, something that Moreno cannot claim to possess. To be fair to Moreno he did play a small part in Mane’s goal to make it 2-0, but other than that it was a mediocre showing from the Spaniard and you can see why the Reds supporters were questioning his selection.
Live4Liverpool has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
https://twitter.com/BrianMurphyLFC/status/1056202860202024960
Neither flank working well for #LFC. Moreno and Mane disjointed as well as TAA and Lallana. Shaqiri would make a big difference you feel. #LFCCAR
— Matthew Cook (@mdc4matt) October 27, 2018
Lovren and Moreno are the worst!!
— Ahmed Bhorat (@b0ytjie) October 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/zachacsmith/status/1056201999027527686
Lovren and Moreno spending the last 2 minutes what they do best: conceding stupid fouls in dangerous areas
— Two Red Gringos (@TwoRedGringos) October 27, 2018
I feel like we need another …even though we dominated possession in the half and haven’t conceded at home in months, we’re tempting fate with Dejan and Moreno in there.
— Peter Rey (@ElReyLFC) October 27, 2018
HT thoughts… Fabinho is solid in the Centre of the park. We miss Shaqiri’s creativity, Lallana is nowhere near his old self and looks past it. Moreno lacks everything on the left flank, seems like players are actually avoiding giving him the ball. Dominant display so far. #LFC
— Lewis Barton (@lewisbarton_) October 27, 2018
Moreno plays so many back passes because he's a professional footballer who is UNABLE to use one of his feet. Disgraceful at this level.
— Gary LFC (@GaryMLFC1980) October 27, 2018
