Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has slammed the lack of fighting spirit in the current team.

Since destroying Crystal Palace 7-0 on December 19 - a result which left them, despite their injury nightmare, very much in a title fight - the champions have taken just 12 points from 14 Premier League matches.

“So often at these stages last season, Liverpool scored late goals, even the year before when they were chasing down Man City," Carragher declared after Sunday's defeat to Fulham.

“That man [Jurgen Klopp] rightly called his side the mentality monsters and they deserved that tag, but right now, they are like mentality midgets.

“Every time there is a bit of adversity, you go behind in a game, his team is just not dealing well with adversity at any stage in this last three or four months.

“It's not acceptable from Liverpool, that sort of performance, and I'll tell you what, I played in some really poor Liverpool teams.

“These defeats, at home, against the level of opposition, you need to find something from somewhere.

"It looks like top four positions now are a long way off."