Liverpool's weaknesses were exposed by an impressive West Ham on Saturday night, leaving manager Brendan Rodgers with plenty of problems to address. If they are to repeat last season's heroics and mount a sustained challenge for the Premier League title, the manager will need to make quick fixes. Here's five areas in which the Reds were shown up by the Hammers at Upton Park. Liverpool's 3-1 defeat at West Ham exposed a number of weaknesses that Brendan Rodgers needs to address PANIC IN THE DEFENCE Liverpool's back line were clearly not mentally prepared for the game and they were breached twice in the opening seven minutes.
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Liverpool were beaten 3-1 by West Ham at Upton Park on Saturday
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The poor performance exposed weaknesses in Brendan Rodgers' team
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Martin Skrtel and Dejan Lovren looked mis-matched in central defence
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Simon Mignolet was at fault for West Ham's two early goals
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Liverpool lacked bite and were overpowered in midfield
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Fabio Borini mis-fired on his first start of the season
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Mario Balotelli's temper flared up in clash with Adrian
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