Gary Neville believes Xherdan Shaqiri, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi ‘not good enough’ to support Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino. The Premier League champions sit fourth in the table, four points adrift of leaders Manchester United. Liverpool have won just six of their last 15 matches in all competitions. And while Neville believes Liverpool’s dip is only ‘natural’ after such a lengthy period of success, he feels Klopp has been forced to rely too heavily on Liverpool’s fabled front three due to a lack of depth. "To me, I feel like it’s all under control at Liverpool," the former United and England right-back told Sky Sports. "They’ve played non-stop for three years and that fourth year is always the burnout year. It was for us [at Manchester United]. We won three leagues twice but always dipped in the fourth year. "The three years have been unbelievable. Champions League final, winning the Champions League and almost getting to 100 points and then winning the league last season. This year, we’ve seen a little dip, it’s natural. I think Jurgen Klopp has already challenged and supported that front three by bringing Jota in, but Jota’s injured, so he could give them a rest – they don’t get a rest. "The three players under that front three, Shaqiri, Minamino and Origi; they’re not good enough, so I’d say the main problem for Liverpool isn’t the front three. I’d say it’s Jota’s injury, the fact it’s the fourth season of basically running 100mph and the three beneath them haven’t been good enough to give them a rest because (Manchester) City have pushed them to the highest degree. "They couldn’t rest them because they had to win that title. To me, it doesn’t feel like they should be breaking them up. What they need to do is get Jota back so one of them doesn’t have to play every week."
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