Ex-Man Utd coach says 'writing was on wall' for Liverpool amid Arne Slot pressure

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Liverpool's sequence of defeats has placed increasing pressure on Slot's position as head coach. "That's an enormous shift but Slot has not turned into a bad manager.

It's the same with the players. "Everybody's starting to question Mohamed Salah now but he hasn't suddenly turned into a bad player.

He has had these spells before where he suddenly hits a bit of a dry patch." Meulensteen went on to explain why he believes senior figures such as Van Dijk must quickly show their leadership credentials to halt Liverpool's run of defeats. "That's what those big players do and there's no harm in asking the big players to step up.