Agger slams ragged Reds

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger has warned Liverpool must raise their game if they are to avoid yet another season without Champions League football – and can start by not playing like “headless chickens”.

The Denmark international pulled no punches in his assessment of his side’s goalless draw with Swansea at the weekend – a result that means the Reds have now failed to pick up maximum points in four of six Barclays Premier League outings at Anfield this season.