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The Premier League's most wasteful players this season have been revealed, with three Liverpool stars ranking inside the top-ten footballers to have missed the most big chances during the 2023-24 campaign.
The Reds have noticeably struggled to find the back of the net of late - and that has been costly, so much so that Liverpool have seemingly dropped out of the title race following their 2-0 defeat by Everton on Wednesday night.
‘I don’t know [if we’re still in the race],' Klopp admitted after the Merseyside derby. 'I can only apologise to the people. Everybody who is with us knows how hard this is for us as well, but I know for other people it’s especially hard. So we should have done better but we didn’t and that’s why we lost.’
Frankly, Liverpool have been waning at perhaps the most crucial point of the season.
It is a time when Manchester City normally find their second gear - their 4-0 victory against Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Thursday perhaps attests to that. City are showing no let-up in their attempts to retain their Premier League title and repeat their feats of the 2022-23 campaign, where they snatched the league out of Arsenal's clutches.
Jurgen Klopp's side seemingly dropped out of the title race after their loss against Everton
They succumbed to a 2-0 defeat against their city rivals after failing to convert their chances
Liverpool's downturn seemed to begin after their 2-2 draw to Manchester United on April 7. They would then suffer a 3-0 defeat by Atalanta at Anfield, which would ultimately see the Reds crash out of the Europa League.
The problem? Liverpool just can't seem to score at the minute and their forwards appear to have lost their killer instinct. The reds currently hold the unwanted accolade of having the most players represented in the rankings of the league's worst finishers this season.
At the top of the standings is Manchester City forward Erling Haaland who has missed 30 big chances for Pep Guardiola's side, but still sits joint-top of the Premier League Golden Boot race.
Darwin Nunez, who failed to convert several attempts against Everton on Wednesday, sits second in the leaderboard, having missed 26 big chances this season.
Since joining Liverpool, the Uruguayan has grown to becoming a favourite among the fans, yet it seems frustrations are continuing to mount over his inability to find the back of the net. Nunez certainly seems a difficult striker to play against and can torment sides with his speed and physicality but this season, he has epitomised Liverpool's woes infront of goal - with Jamie Carragher raising questions over whether Liverpool should offload the £85million forward this summer.
Chelsea newcomer Nicolas Jackson has also been heavily criticised for his indifferent form and he places third behind Nunez having missed 20 chances.
Ollie Watkins, who has enjoyed a fantastic season leading the line for Aston Villa, ranks joint third with Jackson for the most chances missed, despite having scored 19 Premier League goals this season.
Three Liverpool stars rank inside the top ten most wasteful players in the Premier League
Erling Haaland sits joint-top of the Golden Boot race and first for the most attempts missed
Darwin Nunez struggled to put away several attempts at Goodison Park on Wednesday
Dominic Calvert-Lewin, whose header
