Arne Slot insisted he remains confident of avoiding the sack despite a dismal 4-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven that has left Liverpool’s season in freefall and Anfield’s patience close to exhaustion.
The Dutchman cut an isolated figure on Wednesday night as his side crashed to a ninth defeat in 12 matches in all competitions, a collapse that has plunged the Premier League champions into their worst run of form since the 1953-54 campaign, the season that ended in relegation.
On a night thick with recrimination, Liverpool’s mounting flaws were laid bare by a ruthless PSV side who exposed their fragilities with surgical precision. The early departures of disillusioned supporters and the rows of empty red seats long before the final whistle offered a visual verdict more damning than any headline.
Liverpool have now lost three successive matches and conceded 10 goals in the process. Slot’s grip on the dressing room – and the confidence of supporters – is slipping by the week.
Yet if the walls are closing in at Anfield, Slot appears stubbornly unworried about his own position. The 45-year-old Dutchman insisted that he retains the full backing of Fenway Sports Group, despite presiding over the club’s most dramatic implosion in modern memory.
“I am feeling safe. I’ve got a lot of support from above,” he insisted.
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