Steve McManaman insists it’s ‘far too early’ to query Arne Slot’s future at Liverpool – regardless of the Reds’ dismal type persevering with with an embarrassing 4-1 residence defeat by PSV.
The Dutch facet heaped additional stress on Slot as they dealt Liverpool a ninth defeat in 12 matches on one other chastening night time at Anfield.
However McManaman believes Slot’s place shouldn’t be known as into doubt until their woeful outcomes proceed past their conflict with Arsenal in mid-January.
‘I personally suppose “no”, the ex-Liverpool star stated on TNT Sports activities when requested about Slot’s future.
‘I feel it is too early to provide you with a query like that. They’d need to exit of the Champions League and be wallowing close to the underside of the league.
‘They play Arsenal second week of January, that is when the query needs to be requested. They will be midway by the season by then.’
Liverpool had been thrashed 4-1 by PSV to heap additional stress on under-fire boss Arne Slot
Former Liverpool star Steve McManaman insists it’s too early for inquiries to be requested about Slot’s future
Ex-Reds captain Steven Gerrard added: ‘That is the world we stay in. I have been in that place myself.
‘You perceive there are going to be critical questions requested That comes with the territory, that is life particularly on the prime finish.’
Liverpool have now suffered essentially the most defeats over a 12-game spell since November 1953 to January 1954. They’ve additionally misplaced three consecutive video games by a margin of three objectives for the primary time since December 1953.
Slot’s facet obtained off to the worst doable begin towards PSV as Virgil van Dijk’s weird handball 5 minutes in gifted the guests a penalty that was transformed by Ivan Perisic.
Dominik Szoboszlai levelled 10 minutes later however it was a fleeting second of pleasure for Slot and his workforce as they collapsed in surprising second half.
Guus Til put the Eredivisie facet forward early within the second half earlier than Couhaib Driouech’s double compounded the distress for Liverpool.
‘After we conceded the primary one, we noticed a response I wish to see,’ Slot stated. ‘The mentality I noticed afterwards was what I hoped it to be. Even after 2-1, we stored making an attempt to make it 2-1. Finish result’s 4-1 and that is a giant loss.
‘I preferred how we reacted in transition within the first half. It felt like Hugo [Ekitike] could not transfer like he might within the first half and that is why he could not press as he did within the first half.
The Reds have now been crushed in 9 of their final 12 matches, their worst run for 71 years
‘The one method to go is to undergo now. We have to face the place we’re in and struggle actually arduous. The sensation I’ve is that after 45 minutes, you do not count on to be 1-1, you count on to be up. The response of the gamers is what you count on from a Liverpool participant.’
The Reds, twelfth within the Premier League and 11 factors behind leaders Arsenal, return to motion away at West Ham on Sunday.
