Overview
- Liverpool’s head coach met sporting director Richard Hughes on Thursday to review the loss and said he feels safe in his job with support from above.
- The 4-1 home defeat to PSV made it nine losses in 12 matches in all competitions, their worst run since 1953–54, with the team 12th in the league and 11 points off top.
- Jamie Carragher wrote that Slot has a week to save his job, setting a seven-point target from upcoming matches against West Ham, Sunderland and Leeds.
- Tottenham manager Thomas Frank publicly backed Slot, praising his record and expressing confidence he will find a way out of the slump.
- Analysis across outlets links Mohamed Salah’s dip to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s summer exit to Real Madrid, with Statmuse data showing declines in Salah’s goals and shots as right-back remains unsettled.