Things are not going well for Liverpool, with the reigning Premier League champions losing four games in a row, the latest being a 2-1 defeat at Anfield against arch-rivals Manchester United.
Despite spending almost half a billion in the summer, things have not clicked for the Reds, and the frustration is now starting to become evident in the body language of players.
One such moment of frustration was captured on camera during Liverpool’s recent training session ahead of the Champions League clash vs Frankfurt.
Liverpool star Andy Robertson has an outburst in training
Vice-captain Andy Robertson had a visibly angry outburst during a training drill involving Cody Gakpo and Florian Wirtz.
The incident occurred during a quick-reaction sprinting drill designed to test the players’ speed and agility.
Robertson, Gakpo, and Wirtz were pitted against each other, tasked with racing to a finish line after collecting a ball on a coach’s instruction.
After what he believed was a winning effort, Robertson was reportedly told he had lost the race.
In a moment of raw, unfiltered frustration, Robertson had a X-rated outburst before throwing his training ball to the ground. Watch the incident here.
Arne Slot desperately needs to steady the ship before it sinks
The alarm bells at Anfield are now blaring, not just ringing, as Arne Slot faces a genuine crisis that threatens to derail Liverpool’s season.
Having lost four consecutive matches, a dismal run not seen at the club since 2014, the Premier League champions are exhibiting the traits of a team in freefall: defensive errors are endemic, the midfield is disjointed, and the famed attack, despite its array of costly summer signings like Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, is not clicking.
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The defeat to Manchester United at Anfield was symbolic, ending a near decade-long wait for a United win on Merseyside and confirming the end of Liverpool’s aura of invincibility.
Now, all eyes turn to the crucial Champions League fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt.
While Slot is said to be under no pressure as yet, a fifth consecutive defeat would plunge the club into a crisis worse than anything witnessed in recent memory.