Peter Crouch issues 'travesty' warning to Liverpool as Man Utd threat looms

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Peter Crouch warned that it would be a "travesty" for Liverpool to lose a fourth game in a row, against Manchester United this weekend. All three of those games came away from home, and Liverpool returns to Anfield on Sunday for the first time in almost a month, with United the visitor.

Both teams are under pressure for different reasons, and Crouch thinks the pressure on Liverpool will ramp up even further if United records a first win at Anfield in almost a decade on Sunday. "Amorim is under more pressure for his job, but with regards to losing three in a row, if they [Liverpool] lose again, certainly to Manchester United, who are coming in for so much criticism at the moment, then yes the pressure ramps up [for Slot].

For Liverpool to lose four [in a row] feels like a travesty." Arne Slot and Ruben Amorim will resume rivalries when Liverpool host Manchester Untied on Sunday (Image: DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images) Asked if he was surprised that Slot has come in for criticism for Liverpool's performances at the start of the season, considering he is coming off the back of a title-winning campaign, Crouch responded:"I think you're entitled to criticism. They're losing games where they aren't battering teams and probably deserve to lose, which is the frustration." Liverpool will be without Alisson and Giovanni Leoni for the game, while there are concerns over the fitness of Ryan Gravenberch, Ibrahima Konate and Wataru Endo.