Liverpool's crisis is Slot's biggest test yet as manager

Copy Link

Email

Print

For Arne Slot, this was a career first. As the Liverpool boss stood on the touchline at Brentford on Saturday night, he was serenaded with chants of: "You're getting sacked in the morning" from the home supporters as they watched their team romp to a 3-2 victory over the Premier League champions.

It was Liverpool's fourth successive league defeat -- following losses to Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United -- and, as Slot admitted in his post-match news conference, one of the worst of his tenure.

"Disappointing, again," the Dutchman said when asked to assess his emotions after the game. "I was also hoping and expecting a better performance, because the performance…