Ollie Watkins Drops Damning Verdict About Arne Slot’s Liverpool After Aston Villa’s 4-2 Win

Ollie Watkins provided some eye-opening analysis on Arne Slot’s Liverpool after helping Aston Villa secure a 4-2 win at Villa Park on Friday night.

Villa put Liverpool to the sword in front of their home fans, sealing Champions League football in style with a deserved win over the reigning Premier Leaguechampions.

Unai Emery’s side went 1-0 up on the stroke of half-time through Morgan Rogers. Virgil van Dijk then levelled the scores early in the second half before Watkins restored Villa’s lead minutes later.

Watkins then doubled his tally in the 73rd minute before John McGinn made it 3-1 late on. Van Dijk made the scoreline slightly more respectable for Liverpool before full-time but this was another bitterly disappointing night for Slot and his beleaguered players.

Watkins on Facing Slot’s Liverpool

Ollie Watkins scored against Liverpool

Sky Sports spoke to Watkins, who has now scored eight Premier League goals against Liverpool over the course of his career. Only Andy Cole (11) and Harry Kane (nine) have netted more times against the Reds.

During a frank live TV interview, Watkins described Liverpool as having a “disjointed” defence that don’t play offsides, making them a dream opponent for himself. The England international said:

“They play a high line and they don’t play offsides so they’re disjointed at the back and I feel like there’s a lot of space for me to run into.”

He added: “I feel like I’m always going to get opportunities against them, that’s no disrespect to them. The two centre-backs are world-class at the end of the day, but I think I spot opportunities and spaces in between them.

“When it’s a high line like that I like to run in behind and create some danger for them.” Watch Watkins’ interview below:

Slot Under Increasing Pressure 

Arne Slot

Liverpool have now conceded 77 goals in all competitions this season – the most in over 20 years. While the 52 goals they’ve conceded in the league is the first time the Merseyside outfit have conceded more than 50 goals in a 38-game season.

Only Leeds United and relegation-threatened quartet Tottenham, West Ham, Burnley and Wolves have conceded more Premier League goals this term.

Slot is subsequently under huge pressure to save his job. Despite winning the league title during his first season at Anfield, the Dutchman is the favourite to become the next Premier League manager to lose his job.

Watkins’ damning comments have further convinced some Liverpool fans that a change in management is now essential.

“Embarrassing for an opponent to call you out like that. Slot brings new lows by each passing week,” one fan wrote on X (Twitter). While another commented: “Slot’s gotta be fired for this alone. No way an opponent comes out and says that.”