Slot says Liverpool has fight to overcome crisis
Liverpool have lost eight of their last 11 matches in all competitions, leaving Arne Slot stunned, though he insists they will improve.
Arne Slot labelled Liverpool's recent form as "ridiculous" and "unbelievable" but insisted his side has not lost its fight as it returns to UEFA Champions League action.
In the Premier League, Liverpool has lost six of its past seven matches, winning just once, with its 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Sunday (AEDT) seeing it drop into the bottom half of the table.
Across all competitions, the Reds have lost eight of their past 11 matches – two of their three victories during that run have come in the UEFA Champions League against Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid.
Despite its topsy-turvy run this season, Slot is confident his side has what it takes to turn its form around sooner rather than later.
"I would describe it as ridiculous, almost. Something I did not expect to be in," he said of Liverpool's current form.
"Not at any club I was going to work at, let alone Liverpool. That is unbelievable.
"I have said many times, you will never find enough excuses for us to perform like this. It's unexpected for the club, for me, for everyone.
"I take the responsibility and feel guilty for it.
"But this is maybe the best club to face it. The harder it gets at this club, the more we are together.
"Every day, you have to prove yourself at this level. You can't say I won a league or anything like that.
"You have to win the next game for me and the players. That's the environment I like to work in. I don't know if I need to prove myself to the fans as well as I have to prove myself to myself."
Liverpool won five of its first six meetings with PSV in European competition, drawing the other, but was beaten 3-2 in Eindhoven in last season's league phase, its sole defeat in that stage last term.
However, the Reds have won each of their past 13 UEFA Champions League home games in the group phase, beating Madrid 1-0 on matchday four to set the outright longest such run by a Premier League side.
Liverpool is currently eighth on the UEFA Champions League table, occupying the final automatic qualification spot, while PSV is 18th, having won just once in its four games so far.
But while PSV has struggled in UEFA's premier competition, it tops the Eredivisie in Netherlands, losing just once in that league this season, and is unbeaten in its past 11 matches in all competitions.
"I wouldn't say it's a good opponent to have right now," Slot said of PSV.
"They had a difficult spell last season and the start of this season, but in the last two or three months, they are a winning machine.
"They are doing really well, being six points clear. That shows how well they are doing. The fixture list is the fixture list."
