Slot facing full-blown crisis at Liverpool after dismal PSV rout
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — What might have been deemed a wobble appears to be a full-blown crisis for Arne Slot at Liverpool, with the beleaguered English champions getting thrashed for the third straight game on Wednesday.
It is now nine defeats in its last 12 games for Liverpool after PSV Eindhoven left Anfield with a 4-1 win in the Champions League. The Reds were coming off 3-0 losses in the Premier League to Manchester City before the international break and Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Slot is under increasing pressure — an inconceivable scenario, given Liverpool cruised to the Premier League title a matter of months ago — and defensive mistakes again led to his team’s downfall against PSV.
Firstly, Virgil van Dijk’s raised hand touched the ball at a corner to give away a penalty, converted by 36-year-old Ivan Perisic for the opener to the Dutch champions.
Dominik Szoboszlai equalized 10 minutes later but after Guus Til regained the lead for PSV, Liverpool center back Ibrahima Konate — a target for criticism from fans and pundits alike in recent months — missed the ball completely to let the visitors in on goal again.
U.S. forward Ricardo Pepi shot against the post and Couhaib Driouech was there to convert the rebound.
Driouech added a fourth in stoppage time to complete the humiliation.
___
AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer