Carragher gives his views on new-look Liverpool squad

Joe Williams

Jamie Carragher thinks the current Liverpool squad is “as good” as any squad he was involved in, while he has defended Dejan Lovren.

The Reds have invested over £150million over the summer in the transfers of Naby Keita, Fabinho, Alisson and Xherdan Shaqiri with rumours that there could be more yet.

And Carragher is looking forward to seeing them compete in the Premier League this season.

“It does look like a really top-end squad at the moment, possibly as good as anything I was involved in and I was at Liverpool for 17 years,” Carragher told talkSPORT.

“The squad that they have now and the strength they’re looking to gain is as good as anything I played in.”

Carragher reckons Lovren will partner Virgil van Dijk in defence for the start of the new campaign despite rumours that the club could be in the market for another centre-back.

“Lovren gets a lot of criticism from Liverpool fans and over his Liverpool career he has made mistakes in big games,” Carragher added.

“But you’re talking about a centre-back who has made who has played in a Champions League final and a World Cup final over the last few months. They’ve got plenty of options there [at centre-back].

“They’ve got Van Dijk, who was a huge amount of money, but I always say it doesn’t matter how much money you spend on a player – if he performs, he’ll look worth it.

“In two or three years time, other centre-backs will go for big money and he’ll look like a bargain.”