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Adam Lallana: Liverpool must stick together and fight for Champions League survival

Adam Lallana: Started Sunday's defeat at Crystal Palace
Image: Adam Lallana: Started Sunday's defeat at Crystal Palace

Adam Lallana says Liverpool's players must "fight for their lives" to turn around the club's form - starting on Wednesday.

Sunday's defeat at Crystal Palace was a fourth in succession, and anything but a win at Ludogorets Razgrad could see Brendan Rodgers' side eliminated from the Champions League before the week is out.

Liverpool great Jamie Carragher led the criticism on Sky Sports after Sunday's game, accusing Liverpool's players of allowing themselves to be bullied, while Rodgers has admitted his job could be under threat if results do not improve.

It's important we win, not just for ourselves, but for the fans, the manager and everyone involved with Liverpool Football Club.
Adam Lallana

Now Lallana has called on the players to take responsibility, telling the club's website: "We need to stick together. It's as simple as that. When you're having a tough time as a team, you all need to stay together - you can't start becoming individuals.

"We win and lose as a team; we need to stay together, keep fighting and keep working for each other. We have got a tough game on Wednesday so we all need to be together for that one.

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"We need to win to stay in the competition, so the lads will be fighting for their lives to do that. It's important, not just for ourselves, but for the fans, the manager and everyone involved with Liverpool Football Club."

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Liverpool have already lost as many league games - six - as they did during the whole of last season, when they sustained a title challenge until the final week.

Speaking at Selhurst Park, Rodgers said: "It's my responsibility as the manager - I put the team out there. We go away bitterly disappointed and we have to very, very quickly put things right. We've got a massive game in the week.

"I'm not arrogant enough to think I'll be in the job through anything - you have to win games, especially after how we've been developing as a football club."

Can Liverpool avoid Champions League elimination on Wednesday? Watch their game at Ludogorets Razgrad live on Sky Sports 5 from 7pm.

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