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Liverpool need to give summer signing Christian Benteke more help up front, according to Jamie Carragher.
The Belgium international scored what ultimately proved a consolation goal for the Reds in a 3-0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
I don�t understand what the point was in playing Danny Ings in that wide position. He didn�t give the support to Benteke
Jamie Carragher
Benteke has scored two goals in five Premier League games after the 24-year-old became Liverpool�s second most-expensive of all-time following his �32.5m move from Aston Villa earlier this summer.
And former Liverpool defender Carragher believes Rodgers must do more tactically to ensure Benteke gets help from his team-mates up front after an isolated 90 minutes at United.
�There�s not enough help for Benteke,� Carragher told Sky Sports.
�Ings came in and I said before the game it must be two up front and they must be playing a diamond formation, but they were still playing 4-3-3.
�I don�t understand what the point was in playing Danny Ings in that wide position. He didn�t give the support to Benteke.
�You think about how many strikers Liverpool have on the books and they have no wide players. They�ve only got Jordon Ibe. Firmino is not a wide player and Coutinho played there last week and he�s not a wide player.
�I don�t understand this obsession with playing 4-3-3. Brendan Rodgers came to the club wanting to play 4-3-3 and it didn�t work.
�The great season they had was with two strikers and how they got them into the team is down to the manager. They�ve got a lot of strikers, no wide players, and he continues to play 4-3-3.�
Benteke scored his first Liverpool goal on his Anfield debut in a 1-0 victory over newly-promoted Bournemouth last month.
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The former Genk man will have the opportunity to add to his Premier League tally for the season against Norwich City at Anfield in their next top-flight game next weekend.
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