Six losses in seven games is the worst run of the Liverpool head coach's career - but he has navigated difficult situations before

All the latest news from Anfield as Arne Slot's side face Aston Villa on Saturday evening with the Reds having lost their last four games in the Premier League

Slot made 10 changes for the midweek Carabao Cup clash, with left back Milos Kerkez the only survivor from the side which lost 3–2 to Brentford on Saturday night. Andy Robertson was shoehorned into central defence while 18-year-old Kieran Morrison made his professional debut on the right flank.

Arne Slot will make a late decision on whether Ryan Gravenberch can start against Aston Villa but Liverpool record signing Alexander Isak and midfielder Curtis Jones are expected to miss the Saturday night clash at Anfield.

With the title race having already swung back and forth while the top-four and relegation battles are as open as they have been for a few years, the Premier League is becoming increasingly difficult to predict.

ARNE SLOT bleated that he is not hiding behind excuses for the disastrous slump that threatens to destroy Liverpool’s season. Then he listed a whole raft of them for why the fallen Prem champs

Arne Slot is under increasing pressure at Liverpool after making wholesale changes for the Carabao Cup defeat by Crystal Palace, and Alan Shearer has had his say on the Dutchman's future