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Liverpool next 5 fixtures as Arne Slot faces crucial run after Nottingham Forest defeat

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Liverpool is in crisis mode after yet another defeat, with Saturday’s loss at home to Nottingham Forest perhaps the most concerning in what has been an unacceptable run of form in anyone’s books. Arne Slot’s side slumped to an eighth defeat in its last 11 games, and more crucially a sixth loss in the last seven Premier League outings as the title defense looks to have well and truly run its course already.



After just 12 league games, catching Arsenal already looks to be well out of reach, and now there are serious questions being asked about Slot’s position and his underperforming players. Liverpool's next 5 fixtures PSV (H) - Champions League, November 26 West Ham (A) - Premier League, November 30 Sunderland (H) - Premier League, December 3 Leeds (A) - Premier League, December 6 Inter Milan (A) - Champions League, December 9 It's a quick turnaround for the Reds as they host PSV Eindhoven next at Anfield in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Learn more Attention then turns back to the Premier League, with three back-to-back fixtures which Liverpool simply has to win now. West Ham's recent resurgence makes next weekend's meeting particularly daunting now, with Nuno Espirito Santo having led his side to seven points from their last three games, and we all know about the problems Liverpool had against his Forest side last season.