Liverpool legend John Aldridge has expressed fears that the inability of the club's owners to resolve their differences could put its future in jeopardy.
Aldridge, who scored 63 goals in just 104 appearances for the Reds, believes Liverpool will be left behind by Manchester City unless the owners agree to finance the building of a new stadium to replace Anfield.
"The club's not really getting run at the moment; it's getting neglected," he said in an interview with the BBC.
"Whilst the Americans have their problems, the club is getting deeper and deeper into trouble, especially with the new stadium and everything else."
According to Aldridge, the new stadium might never be built if the project is delayed any longer - because Liverpool's position in the top four is now under threat.
"We've hung on to third or fourth spot in the last few years, and done well in Europe, but that's a must now because Man City are going to come into the fold," he confirmed.
"If we get pushed out of that top four, all of a sudden the stadium problems escalate and the board problems escalate.
"We could be in a bit of the mess. We're in a bit of a mess at the moment, on the pitch we're OK, but you can see it getting worse."
As an alternative, Aldridge has given his backing to Share Liverpool FC scheme, which aims to use the funds of supporters to launch a takeover bid.
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