Arne Slot is no longer trying to save Premier League champions Liverpool from a stumble.
Saturday's Anfield horror show at the hands of Nottingham Forest was a headlong fall into the abyss.
What most generously believed was a blip, based on the compelling evidence of Slot's first title-winning campaign last season, is now a fully blown crisis for Liverpool and their beleaguered head coach.
Chairman Tom Werner was at Anfield to witness a 3-0 loss to impressive Forest thanks to a performance as poor as anything seen at home in recent years.