Reigning champions Liverpool are currently four points behind fifth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League
Liverpool boss Arne Slot says this season is the toughest he has had as a manager "by a mile" and his side are "not performing to Liverpool's standards".
Defeat by Manchester City on Sunday leaves the Premier League champions sixth in the table - four points behind fifth-placed Chelsea.
Liverpool are level on points with seventh-placed Brentford and would have dropped below the Bees on goal difference had Rayan Cherki's late third goal for City not been disallowed.
Slot replaced Jurgen Klopp as Reds boss in June 2024 and led the club to a record-equalling 20th top-flight title in his first season in charge.
