Liverpool legend Carragher is convinced that if The Reds perform poorly this season under Iraola, the team may be remembered as a "failed Galácticos era."

Liverpool icon Carragher, who made 737 appearances for the club, is urging current players to "fight tooth and nail" for manager Iraola.

Iraola returns to his former club Bournemouth on Sunday. He remains unbeaten in six matches across all competitions since taking over from Arne Slot this summer.

However, Liverpool drew at home against Nottingham Forest and Fulham, and their Premier League campaign also started with a 2-2 draw away at Newcastle United last month.

Liverpool significantly strengthened their squad in the summer transfer window by signing Barcola for £123 million. Last Saturday, the French international made his debut for Liverpool alongside Wirtz, signed for £116 million, and Isak, who joined from Newcastle with an English transfer record fee of £125 million on September 1st last year.

Carragher acknowledged that the significant spending over the last two summer transfer windows, with Anfield's expenditure exceeding £660 million, makes him uncomfortable. He also demands that the players prove their worth under new manager Iraola.

In his weekly Telegraph column, Carragher wrote: "As things stand, we are in the midst of a failed Galácticos era at Anfield. It's hard to fathom how Liverpool became the first club in the world to field three players each costing over £100 million. In my view, this has never been right."

Carragher stated: "The foundation of a club's success is recruiting talented, hungry players and allowing them to develop into Premier League stars and world-class talents after joining."

"A year ago, I was unhappy with paying record transfer fees for players who already had established reputations. My view hasn't changed since then. No matter what Iraola achieves, nothing will convince me that Liverpool is executing a well-thought-out plan."

"No big club that has just won a title and is in a position to strengthen from a position of strength would spend money the way Liverpool has and then find itself in fifth place next season."

"Now, a realistic and conservative target is to compete for the top four. That's why I recently said that unless Iraola exceeds expectations and continues to challenge for the title without more significant squad changes, Liverpool's 2025 transfers will be considered one of the worst windows for a Premier League club."

"It's remarkable that since winning the title, Liverpool has won just 18 of 46 league matches."

Carragher added: "My initial reaction after Slot's sacking was that, in time, people would reassess his work and realize how many factors contributed to Liverpool's poor performance."

"He shouldn't bear all the responsibility alone. Without a clear turnaround, this reassessment will come sooner than expected."

"Early murmurs of discontent from the Anfield crowd following the 0-0 draw with Fulham last weekend confirmed what I and many Liverpool fans feared before the season began."

"Slot has been blamed for too many signings. If they don't fight tooth and nail for Iraola every week, there's nowhere to hide at Anfield."

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