Arne Slot could be about to do something unthinkable at Liverpool not seen for over 70 years
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Liverpool’s season hit a new low on Sunday as they succumbed to a late defeat against Manchester United.The Reds were hoping to hit restart after the October international break, but instead fell further into a deepening pit of despair.The loss was a fourth consecutive one for Arne Slot, who became the first Liverpool manager since Brendan Rodgers in 2014 to achieve that unwanted feat.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. The Dutchman had a spectacular first season in charge which put him amongst the Anfield greats.And while his team started the campaign in similarly dominant fashion, they have since allowed things to unravel.READ MORE: Could Liverpool really sack Arne Slot and who would be in the driving seat to replace himLiverpool face Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday evening in a match which will certainly be anything but straightforward.The Bundesliga side are not having a great season themselves and currently sit in seventh place, but the Deutsche Bank Park is not a kind place to go for any visiting team.It is very plausible that Liverpool could indeed lose again.
If they do, they will become the first Reds team since 1953 to pick up five straight defeats.Liverpool started the season terribly under manager Don Welsh, collecting five losses between August 29th 1953 and September 12th 1953. Clearly, Slot will be doing everything in his power to avoid joining a select group of Liverpool managers to have lost five in a row.As per LFC History, Welsh’s team in 1953 were the eleventh iteration of Liverpool to do it, with the Reds struggling to get going in the first half of the 20th century.They also lost six games on the spin on four separate occasions in this period, with three of those seasons coming between 1902 and 1912.
The worst run of defeats in Liverpool history belongs to one of the very first Reds sides. At only seven years old, Liverpool lost an amazing nine matches in succession at the start of the 1899/1900 season.Until Slot and his team stop the rot, they will be wary of joining such company.