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It was an unusual action in special times.

Before kick-off, a small machine circled in the sky above the stadium on Anfield Road.

She pulled a banner behind her to motivate the professionals of Liverpool FC in the game against Fulham FC.

“Unity is strength - let's go, Reds!

You'll never walk alone, ”fluttered in the sky over Liverpool.

But there is currently no sign of strength in the Reds.

Jürgen Klopp's team lost 1-0 against the 18th of the Premier League and suffered their sixth home defeat in a row.

It has never been more in the club's long and glorious history.

Most recently, Liverpool lost six home games in one season in the 1953/54 season - the Reds' crisis is getting worse.

"Unity is strength - Lets go reds YNWA" - the encouragement for Liverpool FC before the game against Fulham

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Especially in the first half, the Reds presented themselves shockingly weak.

Consequently, Fulham's Mario Lemina scored the goal of the day in the 45th minute.

Mo Salah had previously mistaken the ball in his own penalty area.

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“It wasn't good enough.

We got a goal, we didn't score, we lost the game.

It wasn't good enough, ”said a frustrated Klopp.

He looked a little perplexed.

Against the outsider, the coach changed his team again and brought a starting XI that had never played together before.

Neco Williams, Nathaniel Phillips and Rhys Williams played in defense.

Xherdan Shaqiri played in midfield, and regulars Sadio Mané, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho and Thiago sat on the bench.

“We had to make a few changes, and I wanted to make additional ones,” said Klopp.

The gap to the Champions League places is growing

The experiment failed.

“The boys wanted to win the game.

I could see that.

The problem is that we still make too many mistakes, ”said Klopp.

The title defense has long been a thing of the past, but now the Reds are also threatening to miss qualifying for the Champions League.

The team is already four points behind fourth place in the table.

With Liverpool playing two more games than local rivals Everton, he could grow to nine points.

Mohamed Salah (left) initiated Liverpool's defeat with his loss of the ball

Source: dpa / Clive Brunskill

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After the defeat against Fulham, Klopp was asked if this was one of the low points in his coaching career.

Klopp replied on the BBC: “I wish I could say no, but yes, I do.

I don't always have to have the best time.

We were already extremely successful, and now we are in an extreme situation again, but we will fight. "

The first opportunity to rehabilitate is next Wednesday in the second leg of the Champions League second leg against RB Leipzig (9 p.m., in the WELT live ticker).

After the 2-0 in the first leg, Liverpool have the best prospects of moving into the quarter-finals and preserving the last title chance of the season.

This is how we want to beat Liverpool

RB Leipzig have to make up a 2-0 draw in the first leg against Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann reveals how he wants to do it.

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“At the moment we always have close games, but they're going against us.

We have to give everything to win games again, ”said Klopp.

For this, the team has to fight with everything it has: “That way we can maybe regain confidence and pull the momentum on our side.

We don't currently have that. "