'I know Arne Slot better than most – his Liverpool behaviour tells me all I need to know'

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That's according to Dutch football expert Marcel van der Kraan, who has been close to Slot for years.Despite entering the season as swashbuckling defending champions, Liverpool's title defence is already looking precarious after five defeats in six Premier League games, the latest being a 3-0 thrashing by Manchester City.The Reds have looked out of sorts all season, with a £450million squad overhaul in the summer leaving them short on cohesion and rhythm. Confidence has taken a hit too, as evidenced by their lacklustre display at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.But Van der Kraan insists there's no need to panic - especially as Liverpool's poor form doesn't seem to have shaken Slot's self-belief.

"I am looking at him in every interview and on the touchline to try and discover if there is a change in his behaviour, character or actions... and there isn't the slightest change," he told the Daily Mail."He is calm, composed, absolutely not in panic mode, exactly how I know him. I don't have doubts."READ MORE: Liverpool icon delivers brutal reality check over title hopes - 'Don't get carried away'READ MORE: Premier League releases full VAR audio of Virgil van Dijk incident after Liverpool complaintHe added: "The only managers I know with the same self-confidence are [Yohan] Cruyff and [Pep] Guardiola.

But he won't change a thing."Slot seemed to adapt to Premier League football effortlessly. Liverpool began the campaign with five straight league wins but four of those came via last-gasp goals, which often masked poor performances.A run of four consecutive league defeats followed and although victories over Aston Villa and Real Madrid offered a glimmer of hope, the heavy loss to City plunged them back into crisis.However, if Van der Kraan's assessment is accurate, the crisis shouldn't last too much longer.Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.