Liverpool are struggling to find their mojo and they are being outworked while they seek to rediscover it, with six of their last seven league opponents covering more distance.The spotlight is firmly fixed on Arne Slot‘s side and what needs to change for Liverpool to start stringing positive results together after seven defeats in the last 10 across all competitions.One place to start is working harder than the opposition, as in the Reds’ last seven Premier League games only once have Liverpool covered more distance than their opponent.Man City, Aston Villa, Brentford, Man United, Crystal Palace and Everton all outran Liverpool in their recent meetings, with Chelsea the only side to, fractionally, cover less distance.Slot’s men lost that match but did defeat Villa and Everton despite covering less ground, though the lesson for Liverpool must be that they start outworking their opposition.• Man City 3-0 Liverpool: 118.7km – 109.67km• Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa: 106.65km – 107.66km• Brentford 3-1 Liverpool: 121.41km – 114.08km• Liverpool 1-2 Man United: 109.04km – 112.16km• Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool: 114.15km – 114.22km• Crystal Palace 2-1 Liverpool: 120.97km – 114.73km• Liverpool 2-1 Everton: 102.43km – 101.64kmSome will point to the fact that Liverpool have the majority of possession in games, which they do by averaging a league-high 60.7%, as per FotMob, and that could then affect their running stats.However, as per the BBC, who utilise Opta’s stats, Man City currently top the charts for distance covered in the Premier League this season despite having the fourth-highest possession average (56.5%).And the recent trip to the Etihad was a lesson in work rate for Liverpool, as City ran almost nine kilometres more than Slot’s side (118km vs 109.2km).Only once this season has a team outrun their opponent by a greater margin when against 11 players, and that was in City’s 4-0 opening day win at Wolves by a margin of nearly 10km.Arsenal, meanwhile, are second for ground covered while also averaging the third-highest possession (58.8%) in the league, underlining that the two are not mutually exclusive.Liverpool have no shortage of areas for improvement, but if they are to make the necessary steps back towards consistent victories, it ought to start with outworking their opponent.