Liverpool & Slot 'in Survival Mode' - But Still Just About Alive

Liverpool went into their Champions League last-16 necktie against PSG past play pinch a 74.4% triumph complaint nether Slot aft 43 games.

Since being knocked retired connected penalties, nan Reds person won conscionable 49.2% of their past 59 games, while their nonaccomplishment percent has much than trebled.

Slot has retained nan support of Liverpool's owners and has in installments successful nan slope aft past season's Premier League triumph - but that is apt to alteration if they do not suffice for nan Champions League.

The Reds either person to triumph this season's title - which seems improbable aft Wednesday's capacity - aliases suffice done finishing successful nan apical 5 successful nan Premier League.

They are presently 5th - 1 constituent up of sixth-placed Chelsea.

"Slot is not going to get sacked for losing 2-0 astatine PSG," said Warnock.

"They are 1 of nan champion teams successful Europe. But nan defeats are stacking up, and there's nan threat location could beryllium much harm adjacent week.

"It is going to suit PSG adjacent week because Liverpool person to spell astatine them.

"They can't play for illustration this and beryllium successful astatine Anfield, erstwhile they request goals.

"But what does Slot do? Liverpool's strategy coming screams 'you are amended than us'. If he opens up, they time off themselves susceptible and they could get battered."

Captain Virgil van Dijk accused nan squad of "giving up" against City past weekend, erstwhile Liverpool conceded 4 times successful nan abstraction of 20 minutes either broadside of half-time.

After losing to PSG, he insisted nan squad would not springiness up connected their Champions League ambitions.

"We shouldn't hide we play against nan European champions of past play and you spot nan value they person successful nan games that they played already this season," he said.

"We person to beryllium perfectly spot connected pinch everything we do.

"Hopefully our fans tin play a large portion successful that arsenic well. I've been done galore typical evenings astatine Anfield, I'm very fortunate and privileged, and our fans, that's nan backbone of nan nine and hopefully they tin beryllium location for america again."