Liverpool get clear Arne Slot sack verdict as Sky pundit exposes Reds reality

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballArne SlotArne Slot could soon face pressure on his job with Liverpool winning just three of their last 11 games in all competitonsJamie Redknapp has admitted that Arne Slot deserves patience from Liverpool fans despite a disastrous last few months. The Premier League champions have lost seven of their last eight league games with the performances also a major concern.However, having guided Liverpool to the title last season with several games still to play, Slot has some credit in the bank to turn things around with Redknapp certainly of that belief.He said on Sky Sports: "They [Liverpool] need to be patient, Arne Slot deserves that after last year." The pundit also stated that Diogo Jota's tragic death and the new signings struggling to bed in have also impacted Liverpool.READ MORE: Liverpool star gets brutal 'non-existent' tag after Arne Slot decision back firesTheir latest defeat arrived on Saturday afternoon as Nottingham Forest won 3-0 at Anfield - 14 months on from triumphing their last season.

That was Liverpool's only league defeat on home soil last season, but it is already their second just a few months into the new campaign having also lost to Manchester United.Liverpool have also been defeated by Chelsea, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Brentford and Galatasaray since their winning start ended in late September.Slot was without Florian Wirtz and Conor Bradley for the visit of Swan Dyche's side due to new injuries and with Jeremie Frimpong still out, Curtis Jones moved to right-back.Alexander Isak was also back up front and Cody Gakpo returned to the left which saw Hugo Ekitike on the bench.The latter was introduced soon after half-time while Isak was substituted in the 68th minute. Slot's decision to go with the Swede from the start was hinted at in his pre-match press conference.“Alex, it will still take a bit of time but he will end up being the player he was at Newcastle if we get him fit, or how he was at Sociedad or all the other clubs he was at,” Slot said on Friday.“He just needs to become fit.

That is the challenge and it is underestimated so much if you bring a player in on September 1, when the league is already three weeks in.“I do know that a 100 percent fit Alexander Isak is a big, big, big plus for this team."But for him to get there, he might need to have minutes where you could argue that another player might be further ahead of him in terms of match fitness.“This morning, I had a conversation with the performance staff: ‘What is the best way for him – not for Liverpool – to get him as fast as we can to that 100%?’.“I always have to find the balance between what is the best for him as an individual and for us as a team.”