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Liverpool have badly struggled in the Premier League this season, and Arne Slot has been warned he could face losing his job unless he makes some big decisions in the coming weeks08:49, 24 Nov 2025Updated 08:49, 24 Nov 2025Danny Murphy has warned Arne Slot that he could be sacked as Liverpool manager if he doesn't change his squad. Pressure is building on the Dutchman after losing 3-0 at home to Nottingham Forest.The Reds' title defence has vanished without a trace after a catastrophic run of results.
Their struggles come despite acquiring several of football's most sought-after names in Alexander Isak for £125m, Florian Wirtz at £116m and Hugo Ekitike for an £79m. Following six victories and six defeats this term, Liverpool sit 11th in the table.The Reds are already 11 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, who capitalised on slip-ups at Anfield and from challengers Manchester City.READ MORE: Gary Neville demands drastic action from Arne Slot at Liverpool over 'massive worry'A host of Liverpool stars have hit a difficult run of form and with speculation surrounding Slot's job security, Murphy believes he has significant decisions to make.He said: "A lot of the players have to look in the mirror because out of last season's players, I'd say only [Dominik] Szoboszlai, [Ryan] Gravenberch, maybe [Andy] Robertson, when he's come in, have even got near to the levels of last season and that's not good enough."Okay, there's lots of different reasons and theories, but a lot of it's mentality, you know, because you've won something and maybe the comfort zone a little bit because physically they're not at it."And only one of their new four or five top signings, Ekitike, has done well.
So the players have to take some responsibility."Now what can Slot do? He's got to make some huge decisions and that means leaving some big players out because back to basics is key."Defending better, working harder, being more physical, doing the hard yards - it sounds very basic stuff - but he's got to pick his most physical 11 who he thinks are going to defend the best for him and start getting some points on the board, because if you keep losing games, he won't be in a job."On paper, Liverpool have a kinder run of matches ahead, where they play teams in the bottom half of the table, but they failed to return to winning ways in the Premier League against Forest - who sat 19th going into Saturday's round of fixtures.Slot will be afforded the distraction of the Champions League when PSV Eindhoven visit Anfield this week.The Reds had a similar luxury last month, when they travelled to Germany to take on Eintracht Frankfurt where they won 5-1, but they failed to build up steam to go on a run in the league.They return to top-flight action with trips to West Ham United and Leeds United with Sunderland's first visit to L4 since 2016 in between.Although the hopes of successfully defending their Premier League crown have evaporated, the focus will be securing qualification for the Champions League next season.They sit three points off the top four after Aston Villa came from behind to beat Daniel Farke's side at Elland Road on Sunday.
