Jürgen Klopp has clear responsibility for Liverpool as it becomes evident that Mohamed Salah is a concern.

Liverpool needs to find their offensive game again. Although Jürgen Klopp is aware of the situation he is now facing, coming up with a workable solution is more difficult.

Liverpool perhaps gave itself too much to do in the Europa League matchup with Atalanta. Although Mohamed Salah’s early strike gave some hope, the Serie A team had already built up a three-goal lead at Anfield, and the Reds never really looked like increasing that.

Liverpool was in much control of the game when the Egyptian twisted a lobbed effort wide, which would have made it 2-0, but in the end, one must take the game condition into account. Atalanta was aware that a 1-0 loss would be more than enough to guarantee a spot in the semifinals, where it will take on Marseille.

Salah and company must quickly find their shooting shoes again because their next game is a trip to Craven Cottage to play Fulham. But there isn’t much more road left to get momentum because summer is coming up so quickly.

One thing we discovered

The early hope that Salah’s penalty generated was soon dashed in the second half. Liverpool will need to immediately up their performance levels once more, but they must hope that this is not a precursor of things to come for the remainder of the season.

Liverpool performed better here than they did at Anfield against Atalanta and later against Crystal Palace, but this was a low standard. We’re going to witness if the Klopp era ends with a bang or a whimper with three away games remaining (Venice, Everton, and West Ham).

Principal learning

Ever since the Liverpool assault broke against Manchester United, it hasn’t worked as it should have. Although Mohamed Salah’s penalty was scored in Bergamo, the Reds’ last goal from open play was five games ago against Sheffield United.

It is concerning that the Reds’ number 11 is out of form because it has never occurred for this extended of a period of time previously. Although Klopp was unable to say much more after the game, he maintained that he was not worried about Salah’s performance. Rather than focusing on any one person, the clear issue is the communal nature of the assaulting struggles.

Here, Cody Gakpo was impressive once more, but Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz were largely ineffectual. An assault that ought to be scoring goals left, right, and centre lacked sharpness. It truly is inexplicable. The flaw is that it exists in theory but not in reality.

Something you might have overlooked

Maybe we’re distorting the intended meaning and cheating a little bit on this category. However, how many opportunities did Liverpool miss this time? Particularly in one-on-one situations, the Reds players seem to be having an issue right now.

In this encounter against Crystal Palace and Salah, it was Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota who missed. It doesn’t appear to matter who gets the opportunity right now, which is a big problem.

However, it’s a situation for which there is essentially no workaround. It takes time to develop consistency and form, but Klopp still has six games left. Liverpool will need to play clinically if they are to defeat Fulham on Sunday.

However, based on the latest findings, it is just unreliable. The attackers should take full responsibility for their recent lack of success, but they still have the opportunity to flip the tables and emerge victorious in the end.