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Liverpool managed to lose 4-2 to Aston Villa on May 15, and Jermaine Pennant has echoed how the majority of Reds fans are feeling.Rio Ngumoha was the only bright spark across the game, with the rest of the eleven looking subpar against Unai Emery’s Villa.Yet, despite Liverpool dropping to fifth and still potentially missing out on Champions League football, Arne Slot is expected to stay, a decision Pennant just cannot get his head around. Who was Liverpool’s worst player on a terrible night at Villa Park?
The challenge here is to pick only one! Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images Jermaine Pennant questions why FSG want to stick with Arne SlotThe former Premier League player took to X/Twitter during Friday evening’s tie to send a clear message to FSG about sticking with the Dutchman.He said: “FSG how on earth do you see something totally different to what I see and 99.9% of the fans see?
“To think next season will be any better under this management. Do you have unlimited funds we don’t know about?Bournemouth now play Manchester City on Tuesday, and a win will put them within a point of Liverpool going into next Sunday’s final day.In reality, there is a good chance the Cherries will lose, and the Merseyside outfit will just about clinch the final Champions League spot.But Slot should get zero credit for that, as it has been other teams, not his management, helping to ensure that Liverpool’s season has not been a complete disaster.After the 4-2 defeat at Aston Villa, the Reds have now suffered a staggering 12 Premier League losses in 2025/26.That is already eight more than last season’s title-winning campaign and the most since before Jurgen Klopp arrived at Anfield.The last time Liverpool lost 12 league games in one season was back in 2014/15 under Brendan Rodgers.Rodgers remained at Anfield that summer but was swiftly replaced by Klopp in October 2015.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox
