Henry: 'The era of Liverpool's success is over'

"I see a fragile team in Liverpool," Henry commented on Sky Sports after the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 at Anfield. "They led 2-0. That's the start you want against a team like Real or any team in Europe, but they can't keep it. I don't think Klopp needs to leave, but some players. It's not enough to play for Liverpool. It's happened to the best players and it's happened to me. It's the end of an era."

Regarding the decline of some Liverpool players, Henry portrayed by comparing the form of Luka Modric. Page 90 min scored 8 for Real's 37-year-old conductor, while Liverpool's three main midfielders had to receive one point five and two points four.

"When I see a player like Modric receiving the ball, rushing into the Liverpool midfield as if they weren't there, I just think that a team that has been so successful is not in a good enough state," the former midfielder said. Arsenal director commented further. "They need to reinvent themselves, keep their spirits up and hold their heads high until the end of the season."

Henry is not the only player to advise Liverpool to rebuild after the 2-5 loss to Real. Former defender Jamie Carragher even considered it a "disgraceful" game and asserted that he was "qualified to play for Virgil Van Dijk. Former midfielder Steve McManaman called it a "horror performance". .

In the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round, Liverpool led Real 2-0 after 14 minutes of play. However, Real only needed to play 22 more minutes to equalize. The one who removed two goals for the defending champion, Vinicius was the only player to score against Liverpool in the 2022 final.

After the break, Liverpool played even worse. After Eder Militao headed home to make it 3-2 in the 47th minute, the home team almost gave up. Real scored two more goals, both thanks to Karim Benzema, in the 55th and 67th minutes.

Real are the first team to score four or more goals in a European Cup match at Anfield. After the win, they almost put both feet into the quarterfinals. The defending champion has the home field advantage and the right to lose is no more than two goals in the second leg on March 15.

Coach Klopp has been leading Liverpool since the end of 2015. Over the past seven years, he has brought the first team of the English Premier League, an FA Cup, a League Cup, an English Super Cup, a Champions League, a European Super Cup and a European Super Cup. a FIFA Club World Cup.