Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Fulham on the Premier League's opening weekend; Jamie Carragher backs Manchester United to still improve this season despite losing to Brighton in their opener; Carragher also says Chelsea and Tottenham can compete with Liverpool and Man City.

After Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Fulham in their Premier League opener, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher gives his thoughts on where Jurgen Klopp's side stand and the rest of the first weekend of the season.

Saturday's draw at Fulham wasn't the Liverpool we know. Nor the Liverpool that we've seen over the last two years. It was one of the poorest performances we've seen from a Jurgen Klopp team. Even the Liverpool manager came out and said that.

The way Fulham set up: they did to Liverpool what Liverpool want to do to other teams. They were energetic and more ready for a game of football. It's not too often you see Liverpool not ready for a game of football.

But going to a newly-promoted team for the first game of the season, with all the energy there for their supporters, is sometimes too difficult to stop. You expect a team of Liverpool's quality to be able to do that but it just wasn't to be.

We can't be too critical: it's the first game of the season. This team have produced so much and you can see that the quality is there. It's not the end of the world, there's still 37 games to go.

Most people would say Liverpool's midfield could now be strengthened, not in terms of numbers but maybe in terms of quality and offering something different to what they have in midfield. It's not having a go at the midfield players that they currently have, it's just the age profile of some of the midfielders there, who are getting into their 30s.

Liverpool's first-choice midfield - and the one that played at Fulham - is getting towards the 30 age-mark. You think a younger and more energetic player at some stage is needed, they've got those players there in reserve but they're all injured.

I would only want Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool to do that if they get the midfielder they want. Liverpool's success in the transfer market has been down to not panicking, it's not what they've done in the past, it's not what they're doing now and it can't be what they do in the future. If there's no midfielder they want out there, don't get him. But if they feel there's one who has that quality and is available, I would like them to do it of course. But don't panic.

That's the way Liverpool assess things in the transfer market. If you think about the deal with Virgil van Dijk, that deal fell through in the summer and they waited until January. They didn't get another centre-back - and they did need one - but they waited for the guy that they wanted. That proved very successful and that's what they'll do in midfield.