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Much of the media agree that Arne Slot is now battling to save his job at Liverpool, following a dismal 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest. Liverpool were abject from the moment they fell behind on Saturday, with a second consecutive 3-0 loss coming their way in an increasingly concerning season.
It was a grim defeat for a beleaguered Liverpool side The Athletic‘s James Pearce felt this was Slot’s nadir at Liverpool to date: “A season increasingly packed with chastening setbacks for Liverpool just lurched to an embarrassing new low. Defenders scarcely able to defend.” This all felt very different to last season’s defeat at home to Forest, according to the Guardian‘s Andy Hunter: “Nottingham Forest’s victory here last season was a blip in an otherwise commanding Premier League home campaign for Liverpool.
“Arne Slot cannot pin set-piece failings on this one.” Scott Trotter of the Mirror questioned Liverpool’s fight, focusing on their response to going 1-0 down: “Even in their spectacular title-winning season, Liverpool didn’t pick up three points against Forest. “But it’s late November and Liverpool have just suffered an eighth defeat in 11 games by deservedly losing 3-0 at home to 19th in the PL.
