Arne Slot is not the only one picking up serious heat at Anfield, as Jamie Carragher has slammed the transfers of Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s season went from bad to worse on Friday night as they were swept aside by Aston Villa, losing 4-2 at Villa Park as the hosts booked their place in next season\u2019s Champions League. Liverpool<\/strong><\/a> were extremely open in defence and midfield and were always at risk of getting caught on the break, something Slot only made worse by bringing on several attackers.<\/p>\n Liverpool have dropped to fifth place, the final Champions League qualification spot. Sixth-placed Bournemouth are four points behind but have a game in hand.<\/p>\n Liverpool could still make the Champions League by finishing sixth if Villa win the Europa League, but they do not want to let it go down to chance.<\/p>\n Slot<\/strong><\/a> appeared to lose Anfield during the 1-1 draw with Chelsea last weekend, and the squad does not appear to be playing for him.<\/p>\n Prior to their latest disappointing result, Carragher said on Sky Sports<\/a> that Liverpool got last summer\u2019s transfer window completely wrong, in apparent criticism at Slot\u2019s colleague, Hughes.<\/p>\n READ: Liverpool prove Carragher right as Watkins, Aston Villa put Arne Slot on the brink<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cFor me, the problem all season, it goes back to the summer recruitment,\u201d the pundit said. \u201cEvery player they brought in was more attacking than the one that left.<\/p>\n \u201cI just looked at the games in pre-season, looked at that first game [vs Bournemouth], and it just felt like end-to-end basketball, and Liverpool weren\u2019t that the season before under Slot, they were a lot more controlled, and it just seems to have been lost this season.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether that\u2019s down to the manager getting his way on the team a little bit more, the signings that have come in, or the problems Liverpool have had injury-wise as you see today.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it just feels like Liverpool never, when you look down at the teamsheet, have enough players who are good enough without the ball, and I actually think that\u2019s the case tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked who has the harder job out of Slot and Hughes\u2019 recruitment team, Carragher replied: \u201cWhenever you get asked that, the answer always is a bit of both. That\u2019s always the answer.<\/p>\n