Liverpool’s title defence is over – how much lower can they go?

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They lost to Nottingham Forest at Anfield last year, a setback that did not prevent Arne Slot’s side from winning the title. They did so again, but now Liverpool languish in the bottom half.

For the first time in two and a half years, Liverpool have failed to score in consecutive games. A team who had a five-point lead at the summit now have a negative goal difference.There are, perhaps, too many unflattering facts to cite them all, just as too much went awry for Liverpool to claim a match hinged on an officiating decision; especially not when, of two major calls, one allowed Forest a goal and the other denied them a second.Arne Slot is now coming under heightened pressure as Reds boss (Liverpool FC via Getty)Slot, to his credit, did not play that particular blame game.

Murillo’s opener came from a corner, meaning Liverpool have now conceded nine set-piece goals in the Premier League, behind only Forest and West Ham. A team with no points from losing positions in the top flight needed to score first; instead, for the ninth time in their 11-game slump, Liverpool conceded first.“Before the 1-0, I was just waiting for us to score,” said Slot.