Arne Slot accused of 'throwing the towel in' as Liverpool boss is 'under huge pressure'

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(Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media) Thu 30 October 2025 14:00, UK Arne Slot may be prioritising competitions as the Dutchman looks to reignite Liverpool’s Premier League campaign.Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup made it six defeats in seven games in all competitions for the Reds.Arsenal are currently seven points ahead of Slot’s side after Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat at Brentford further hindered their hopes of retaining their Premier League title.Slot is under pressure at Liverpool, and defeat to Aston Villa would continue to intensify the scrutiny on his position at Anfield. Credit: ImagoArne Slot team selection ‘waived the white flag’Slot made 10 changes from the Liverpool side that faced Brentford to the team that played Crystal Palace.That decision backfired and speaking to Sky Sports [30 October], Jamie O’Hara believes it shows the amount of pressure currently on Slot.“I expected a lot more from last night, they’re at home, Crystal Palace are a really good side don’t get me wrong, but I feel they needed to field a stronger side,” O’Hara said.

MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES “I think he put the young kids out there really and truthfully just to say I don’t want to be in this competition, I don’t fancy it.“The bench was a disgrace. When you look at the other teams who have been in the competition, Arsenal, Spurs, Newcastle, yes they made changes but the benches were strong.“So if it wasn’t going your way and you wanted to get back in the game or make something happen they had players there to make something happen like Arsenal did with Saka he comes on and scores.Expected Goals0.44Shots8Shots on target1Big Chances 0Liverpool’s attacking stats vs Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup.“Liverpool’s bench last night, he threw the towel in, he waived the white flag and said I don’t want to be in the competition.“That says to me he knows he is under huge pressure at the moment to get results in the Premier League and the Champions League so he’s just binned the Carabao Cup.“Lambs to the slaughter a bit with the young kids putting them out there it is a bit harsh on them, Crystal Palace are a good side, put youngsters out there in-front of Liverpool fans who are a bit edgy at the moment and they got battered.”"He threw the towel in, the bench was a disgrace"Jamie O'Hara criticises Arne Slot's team selection for last night's EFL Cup defeat 🔴 pic.twitter.com/uCHqmBNahA— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) October 30, 2025 View Tweet Liverpool should be fresh for Aston Villa clashResting many first team stars against Palace means Slot will be expecting his side to be fresh against Villa in a bid to claim a vital three points.Slot believes his Liverpool side looked tired against Brentford, but no excuses will be able to made if his side lose to Villa.With such a congested fixture schedule, resting players could prove clever in the long run though it does not help Slot in the short-term.