Liverpool: To win the Premier League, Jurgen Klopp’s team must be “flawless” and “stress free” in playing.

In football, two weeks is a long period.

Liverpool led the league by two points going into the weekend before their Premier League trip to Manchester United.

On paper, a quarterfinal matchup with Atalanta in the Europa League and a possible semifinal matchup with either Marseille or Benfica appeared favourable.

In honour of Jurgen Klopp’s final campaign on the Merseyside, it signified a triple was in store for Liverpool.

After a 3-1 aggregate loss to Italian team Atalanta, they were eliminated from Europe and now sit in third place in the Premier League, two points behind champions Manchester City, following a draw at Old Trafford and a loss to Crystal Palace.

Liverpool has won the Carabao Cup this year, but before the German coach leaves on May 19, they can only give Klopp another Premier League triumph.

Don Hutchison, a former midfielder for Liverpool, said on TNT Sports, “I see a team that is playing under stress. It is weighing on them.”

“They are a team under pressure – they are trying to finish off the season because of Jurgen Klopp’s farewell.”

Liverpool won the Carabao Cup and had accrued 22 of the 27 possible points in the Premier League between Klopp’s announcement on January 26 and the current downturn, although they had been eliminated from the FA Cup.

Peter Crouch, a former striker with the Reds, stated: “They have had a challenging week. They’ll celebrate their victory away from home in a challenging location, but right now, it is a little worrying.”

“You’ll pay for missing out on opportunities if you keep doing so.”

They were hoping to overcome a 3-0 first-leg deficit against Atalanta in Italy thanks to Mohamed Salah’s penalty kick in the seventh minute, but they were unable to take advantage of it or gain any momentum.

They managed just two shots in the second half and have now gone 360 minutes in all competitions without scoring from open play.

“I don’t think they had answers to Atalanta’s defensive plans,” Crouch stated. “I don’t believe they had enough creative confidence in themselves. It was depressing.

In the first half of their draw with Manchester United, Klopp’s team had 15 shots, and in their weekend loss to Palace, they had 26. Both times, they were guilty of squandering excellent opportunities.

Former Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister responded, “Absolutely, but they are creating chances,” when asked if their current drought was troubling. You will pay a price if you consistently pass up great opportunities, as was the case previously.”

“Everyone is needed for the final push.”

In the Premier League, Liverpool plays Fulham on Sunday. Over the following nine days, they visit Everton and West Ham.

Liverpool may have built up a four-point lead to exert some pressure because the first two of those games are scheduled before Manchester City’s next Premier League game.

Klopp said to TNT Sports, “We have to focus on the league and that is exactly what we will do from now on.” “We will throw ourselves into that completely.”

Captain Virgil van Dijk continued, saying, “The key to this is demonstrating maturity and unity because we have all gone through difficult times together.

“Everyone is needed right now for the league’s last push. We really need our fans now more than ever because anything is still possible, so hopefully they will be present.

Liverpool’s odds of winning the Premier League are 12% according to Opta and 10% based on Gracenote’s Euro Club Index.

McAllister stated, “They’ve got six cup finals, effectively.”

“There isn’t time to be a sucker. The older players must rally the entire team and declare, “We have six games left.”

Hutchison went on, “They must be perfect. You can tell that City can win every game because they are in control and appear almost perfect.

“The game at Fulham at the weekend isn’t a game that you can be confident they [Liverpool] can win with the way they are playing at the moment and missing chances.”