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Arne Slot, pictured speaking with Federico Chiesa Arne Slot claims it is "almost impossible" to change his Liverpool masterplan at present and has backed himself to once again bring the best out of his struggling players. The Reds are in the midst of their worst run of form in 72 years after suffering a dreadful 4-1 Champions League reverse at home to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday evening. It was a ninth defeat in 12 games in all competitions with Liverpool having slumped into

Ibrahima Konate Ibrahima Konate has vowed to "fight back" after a torrid run of form as it emerged Real Madrid have ended their interest in signing the Liverpool centre-back. Konate is one of several Reds players to have suffered a significant dip in displays in recent weeks with Arne Slot's side having experienced a horrific run of nine defeats in 12 games in all competitions. The France international has been substituted early in the second half in each of the last two gam

Arne Slot Arne Slot has vowed to "fight on" with the backing of the Liverpool hierarchy despite a dismal run of form that has prompted increasing scrutiny over his role as head coach. The Reds suffered their joint-heaviest home defeat in European competition when they were humiliated 4-1 by PSV Eindhoven in their latest Champions League clash on Wednesday evening. It was a ninth loss in 12 games for Liverpool in all competitions, their worst such run since the 1953/54 seaso

Curtis Jones and head coach Arne Slot. Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says he and Curtis Jones are on the same page after the Reds midfielder gave a passionate interview following his side's 4-1 home defeat to PSV. In the Champions League , Liverpool has generally been better this season than in the Premier League . However, this midweek, it fell to a third successive three-goal loss after being well beaten 3-0 by both Manchester City and Nottingham Forest. Slot replied "Yo

Arne Slot Arne Slot insists he is not worried for his future as Liverpool boss despite the shock 4-1 thrashing to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League. Liverpool has now lost nine of its last 12 matches across all competitions and was well beaten by the Dutch side at Anfield , just days after Nottingham Forest's comfortable victory in the Premier League. The defeat has added to the pressure on the Liverpool boss, who lifted the title just months ago. And while he is expecte

Arne Slot reacts during Liverpool's defeat to PSV Arne Slot is under increasing pressure at Liverpool , as the latest collapse saw them thrashed 4-1 by PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in the Champions League . The Reds are in crisis, with nine defeats in their last 12 matches across all competitions, bringing about plenty of concern. Discussions surrounding whether Slot should be sacked continue among the fanbase, with a squad that is clearly underperforming where they should be

Stephen Gerrard Steven Gerrard has been tipped to one day become Liverpool manager by fellow 2005 Champions League winner Vladimir Smicer. the legendary captain has also been told he has the right mentality to succeed at a club with the scale of ambition that exists at Anfield , with Smicer insisting: "He would be a very good manager of Liverpool". Smicer, who famously scored in the iconic 2005 Champions League final comeback against AC Milan. Smicer played alongside Gerrard

Jarell Quansah Bayer Leverkusen stunned Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday, holding an Erling Haaland and Phil Foden-less scoreless in a 2-0 victory. Former Liverpool youngster Jarell Quansah started at right centerback for Leverkusen on Tuesday — his third in the Champions League this season — after his £35 million ($46 million) move over the summer. The win moved his Leverkusen side up to 13th in the Champions League table, an impressive feat considering the

Peter Bosz Peter Bosz has backed Arne Slot to turn around Liverpool’s fortunes as the PSV Eindhoven boss prepares to make his first visit to Anfield. The Reds have lost eight of their last 11 matches ahead of Wednesday night’s clash with the Eredivisie outfit. Bosz has locked horns with Slot five times in the past, suffering defeat just once and winning three times - including in last season’s final Champions League league phase match. PSV ran out 3-2 winners on that occasion

Arne Slot Arne Slot has been warned it will "take months" to properly integrate all of Liverpool's summer signings as the Reds' £450m summer splurge continues to fail to deliver on the pitch. Liverpool have lost six of their last seven Premier League games to slide down into the bottom half of the table, with their title defence left in tatters before the likes of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have got up to speed in Slot's new system. After Slot only brought in Federico

Dominik Szoboszlai With Arne Slot Dominik Szoboszlai admits he isn't entirely sure why he has become Liverpool's Mr Versatile as he once again answered the call from Arne Slot at the weekend. Szoboszlai has been the Reds' best performer of a difficult season predominantly when playing in a preferred central midfield role. The Hungary international, though, spent part of the early weeks playing as an emergency right-back due to fitness concerns over Jeremie Frimpong and Cono

Darwin Nunez Via Liverpool. Com Liverpool was forced to let go of mercurial striker Darwin Nunez to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hillal over the summer to accommodate the transfer of Swedish international Alexander Isak (and French forward Hugo Ekitike). The Uruguayan international was sold for an initial $88 million fee with further add-ons, a steep drop from the $113.6 million   the Reds handed Benfica for Nunez's services in 2022. He started the preseason strongly for his new c

Cody Gakpo Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo has defended the club's high-profile signings and claimed that they wouldn't be under scrutiny if the team were winning. Over $580 million was spent by Liverpool this summer, as Florian Wirtz , Alexander Isak , Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, and Giovanni Leoni joined Arne Slot's roster. However, Wirtz, Isak, and Kerkez have struggled, with only Ekitke hitting the ground running. Mass spending has weighed on Liverpool durin

Marc Guehi came close to joining Liverpool in the summer Marc Guehi won't come cheap if Liverpool want to follow up their summer interest and sign him in January. Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the European giants wanting to sign the England defender as a free agent in the summer. But Liverpool boss Arne Slot is crying out for defensive reinforcements in the winter to stabilise their season after a poor start to the Premier League campaign. The Reds could go back in for

Alan Shearer Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer felt that Liverpool offered nothing going forward against Nottingham Forest in their 3-0 defeat at Anfield . The Premier League's all-time record goalscorer singled out Virgil Van Dijk's post-match comments , with the Reds' captain admitting they were conceding too many easy goals, with Shearer saying those remarks will be a concern. Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Gary Lineker asked his fellow pundits: "Ca

Mohamed Salah has been criticised by Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher has criticised Mohamed Salah and believes the Liverpool striker ought to "come out and speak for the team" following the Reds' sixth loss in seven Premier League fixtures. Arne Slot's team suffered a 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday - a result which saw the Reds slip to 11th in the table and left them trailing leaders Arsenal by a massive 11 points. Looking back on yet another di

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher says lessons were learned at the PGMOL over the international break — with Liverpool missing out as a result. Earlier this month, Virgil van Dijk saw his header chalked off against Manchester City because Andy Robertson was deemed to have interfered with play while being in an offside position. He was inside the six-yard box, not in the line of vision of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnar

Gary Neville has been speaking about Liverpool Gary Neville has urged Arne Slot to ditch his favoured 4-2-3-1 formation if he wants to reverse Liverpool’s flailing fortunes. The Reds dropped to 11th in the Premier League table after falling to a heavy 3-0 defeat at home to struggling Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The reigning champions have now lost six of their last seven matches in the English top-flight, and suffered defeat in eight of their last 11 games in all competi

Gary Neville Gary Neville has told Liverpool fans to "forget" any rumours regarding Arne Slot potentially being sacked following a poor run of form. The Reds started the season perfectly, winning their first five games – but Slot's side now sit 11th in the table, 11 points off league leaders Arsenal Although Liverpool did win their opening five, the performances still weren’t ideal. Their 2-0 lead over Bournemouth was pegged back in just over 10 minutes before they went on

Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk has questioned whether the Liverpool squad are taking on the collective responsibility of dragging Arne Slot's side out of a "mess" the captain accepts should not be happening to defending Premier League champions. And he believes any player who doesn't have the appetite to fight through the current adversity is in the "wrong place" at Anfield while admitting the team are letting down their head coach. The Reds slumped to an abject new low of a tortu