Liverpool spent £450 million on new signings this summer to cement their position as England's dominant force after winning a 20th league championship last season. But after 12 games of their chaotic title defense, Arne Slot's side is on course to be the Premier League's worst-ever defending champions.
Having been heralded as the perfect successor to Jürgen Klopp after gently steering Liverpool into a new era with minimal changes last season, Slot is facing a wholly different challenge this season. The 47-year-old is floundering, so much so that his team is threatening to make history for the wrong reasons.