Jamie Carragher has suggested Liverpool should sign Antoine Semenyo to help fix the lack of physicality in the squad. Arne Slot's team are languishing in eighth place in the Premier League, having managed just one win in that competition since their five-match winning streak at the start of the 2025/26 season.

During the November international break, with no Liverpool match to comment on, Carragher returned to the Stick to Football podcast. However, he couldn't avoid questions about his former club's ongoing difficulties.

He said: "If we're being totally honest, in the games they've lost, they can't handle the physicality of the Premier League this season, they can't. When you think of teams that lack something, they normally let you down away from home against teams that have a physical game."

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Recent losses to Crystal Palace, Brentford, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have highlighted the issue, with four of these defeats occurring away from Anfield - a problem area identified by Carragher.

"They have gone missing away from home," he said. "They're fine at Anfield. They've only lost one [this season] which was the Man United game. They're fine at home, they feel comfortable. I think Arne Slot wants to move Liverpool [forward]. Even though they won the league, every game went to the wire. He almost wants more football.

"When you heard him speak about Paris Saint-Germain last season, he was like 'oh my god, that's the football I want'. So when he played Man City last week, he was talking like Pep [Guardiola] was his hero and he probably is for a lot of coaches. That is his football.

"I think he's trying to push Liverpool a certain way and the Premier League has gone back in terms of physicality, so his team is probably a little bit weaker. Now everyone is just giants, there is long throws and set-pieces and they just can't cope."

Carragher's scathing assessment also highlighted Liverpool's only realistic option - securing reinforcements during the January transfer window.

He added: "I don't think this group of players are equipped to win the league this season. You look at the difference in the Champions League, they're fine. All of [Florian] Wirtz's best games have been in the Champions League.

"I think they'll have to recruit more physical players and maybe even in January. I've just seen the Semenyo [January release clause] come up and obviously he's got the link with [sporting director] Richard Hughes. When you actually look at him as a player, lightening quick, big and powerful.

"Liverpool don't have a lot of pace out wide, [Mohamed] Salah is not a flying machine, [Cody] Gakpo neither. I just think more pace in the team and physicality and power."

A lack of depth in defence has also not helped given Ibrahima Konate's struggles, with Carragher sending a clear transfer warning to Slot if that problem is not resolved immediately.

"That was a bad mistake [not signing Marc Guehi]. Liverpool are known as being really smart in the market, not overpaying and really good at selling. That could cost them. I think if Liverpool don't sign a centre-back in January–

Roy Keane interrupted: "They'd miss out on the Champions League.

Carragher replied: "I think they could."