Well, as it turned out, hammering the Bundesliga’s most porous defence did not prove to be the corner-turner Arne Slot would’ve hoped for his Liverpool team.
The Dutchman, who steered the Reds to their second Premier League title during his first season in charge, is running out of excuses to explain the champions’ staggering malaise.
Liverpool are not succumbing to smash-and-grabs. They’re consistently being out-thought and fought. Brentford were the latest to earn a deserved victory, as they inflicted the fourth-straight league defeat upon the Reds on Saturday night.
Ten gameweeks are yet to pass in the 2025–26 Premier League season, but some are already prepared to write off Liverpool’s title defence. Admittedly, it’s hard to make a case for Slot’s side right now.
Manchester City proved last season that the elite can endure dips that are far more sustained than mere blips, and Liverpool’s upcoming fixture list points towards more pain on Merseyside.






