Lucas Leiva has spent the majority of his career as a defensive midfielder, but in the last couple of seasons at Liverpool he has slotted into the centre-back role when called upon.
Due to Dejan Lovren’s absence, Lucas started in the back line alongside Joel Matip in Monday night’s Premier League game against Leicester City.
It was a dismal evening for the Merseyside outfit as they were beaten 3-1 by a side that lost their manager Claudio Ranieri just four days prior.
Jurgen Klopp’s men had two weeks to prepare for the showdown, but it did them little good as they struggled to impose their game at the King Power Stadium.
At times this season, Lucas has performed well as a defender, but on this occasion he was unable to keep track of Jamie Vardy, who scored twice on the night.
A number of fans are not convinced that the Brazilian, who has been at Liverpool for the past nine-and-a-half years, is good enough to don the shirt anymore.
Plenty were baffled by Klopp’s decision to play Lucas ahead of recognised defender Ragnar Klavan, who had to settle for a spot on the bench.
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