Jamie Carragher has suggested Liverpool's sub-par performance against Manchester City partly influenced Jurgen Klopp's decision to make six changes for Tuesday's clash against Chelsea.

Klopp admitted after the 4-1 defeat on Saturday that Liverpool had been 'lucky' not to concede more, criticising his team for their inability to handle City all over the pitch.

In response, he has left out a number of key names for the trip to Chelsea, including full-backs Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, both of whom came in for significant criticism following the defeat. Virgil van Dijk misses out through illness.

The likes of Kostas Tsimikas, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez have been recalled.

With the weeks whittling down until the end of the campaign, Klopp has limited time remaining for Liverpool to make a late assault on the top four. They are visited by leaders Arsenal on Sunday.

Speaking on Sky Sports ahead of Liverpool's trip to Chelsea, Carragher said the number of changes made by Liverpool were influenced by a number of factors.

'No, it's more than you do expect,' he said of the number of changes. 'What he has done since he came in is certain players play every game.

'Some of those don't tonight. Van Dijk possibly down to illness, Trent, (Mo) Salah and Robertson are others.

'He has changed mainstays from years gone by. Is that due to City performance or three tough games in a week? A bit of both.'

Carragher, who was critical of Liverpool's performance on Saturday, said that the showing will have been on his mind and that as a result he 'had to make changes'.

'The Etihad performance will be on his mind and he had to make changes,' he said.

Liverpool's opponents on Tuesday night are perhaps in more disarray than them, having recently sacked manager Graham Potter.

Speaking on Monday evening, Carragher said it had never been a good fi.

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Speaking on Sky Sports, Carragher said'I look at who they had in charge, (Thomas) Tuchel was one of best in European football, you don't sack him and go to Potter, I'm trying to not be disrespectful.

'There was issues behind the scenes I get that, but he should have stuck with him (Tuchel).

'The reason I never thought it was a good fit is because Chelsea alongside Madrid are the most ruthless in how they deal with managers. It's ok Todd Boehly coming in and saying "we are going to do it different", I don't care what he says.

'Those supporters for the last 20 years are brought up on a culture of winning trophies and getting Champions League winning managers every two or three years.

'They are saying to Potter you don't know what you are doing, that's why he has gone, it doesn't matter what the owner says, they have been brought up on that,' added Carragher.

'The appointment was wrong straightaway, I'm not saying he (Potter) can't manage a big club but it is too ruthless at that club, the reason I actually thought it was right thing to do is because we say he wasn't given time, I get that but without a big CV you have to hit the ground running.

'We had Rafa Benitez at Liverpool, we won the Champions League at end of season but that season was very up and down, but as a supporter, you are thinking this guy won two LaLiga's he knows what he is doing.

'Potter didn't have that and had to be right out the traps, I think it was the right decision (to sack him), the worst thing that can ever happen to a club is if you're not sure of manager, you give him till the end of the season and then a preseason, he loses a few and then you sack him and are chasing your tail again.