Graeme Souness has ripped into Mohamed Salah's form and criticised his workrate amid Liverpool's struggles.
The Reds' dire run continued at the weekend when they were beaten 3-0 by Nottingham Forest at Anfield.
That defeat was Liverpool's eighth in their past 11 games in all competitions, while it was the third time in five matches they have lost by a three-goal margin.
Several players are playing below their title-winning form from last season and despite a summer spend of £446million on the likes of Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, Slot's side look a much worse outfit.