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title: "Phil Thompson slams Liverpool players"
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published: "2018-11-07T14:57:55Z"
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# Phil Thompson slams Liverpool players

Liverpool legend Phil Thompson was ‘disappointed’ with his former side’s performance last night as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League, [talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/443070/liverpool-slammed-legend-phil-thompson-champions-league-defeat-red-star-belgrade/) reports.

The shock defeat is a huge blow for the Reds if they hope to progress out of their Champions League group and into the knock-out stages, with games against Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain still to be played.

Jurgen Klopp’s side put in a lack-lustre first-half performance to go into half-time 2-0 down. Despite a slightly improved performance after the break, the Reds failed to get back into the game.

Thompson spoke to talkSPORT reporter Jim White after the game about his disappointment.

> I’m very disappointed.

> I’m disappointed in the performance and the attitude, certainly in the first half.

> It’s great tying to step it up in the second half, but with the crowd behind red star, it made it extremely difficult.

> The first-half just never got going and it’s something we have to learn from.

> I would imagine Jurgen Klopp probably tore them off a strip at half-time, and we were better in the second-half, but we were two goals too late by then.