Liverpool have lost 40 percent of their matches in all competitions since being eliminated from the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain in March.
The Reds have won only 11 of their 27 games in the Premier League, Champions League and League Cup since the penalty shoot-out defeat to the Ligue 1 champions eight months ago.
Five days after the defeat at Anfield, they were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle in the League Cup final at Wembley.
However, Liverpool would quickly put that setback behind them by securing the Premier League title at the end of April, thanks to wins against Everton, West Ham, Leicester and Tottenham.
Party mode explains some of the defeats
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Sunday, April 27, 2025: Liverpool's Cody Gakpo celebrarte after the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Anfield. Liverpool won 5-1 and became League Champions. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
But with the title wrapped up, the newly-crowned champions eased into party mode and failed to win any of their final four games of the campaign.
With the pressure off and celebrations in full swing, the intensity naturally dipped, and it showed on the pitch as the Reds fell to defeats at Chelsea and Brighton, while playing out score draws with Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Yet despite starting the new campaign with a penalty shoot-out defeat against Crystal Palace in the Community Shield, Liverpool looked well-equipped for the season ahead after the arrivals of Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitike.
Liverpool’s record since loss vs. PSG
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, March 11, 2025: Liverpool's Curtis Jones sees his penalty saved by Paris Saint-Germain's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the shoot-out during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
• 27 games
• 14 wins
• 11 defeats
• 2 draws
• Goals scored: 49
• Goals conceded: 41
And when Alexander Isak was added to the mix at the start of September, with the Reds sitting top of the Premier League with three wins from as many games, few would have been able to predict how quickly the season would unravel after back-to-back defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray at the end of the month.
Since then, defeats to Chelsea, Man United, Brentford, Crystal Palace, and Man City mean Liverpool have lost seven of their last 10 games across all competitions.
Victories against Aston Villa and Real Madrid earlier this month suggested Liverpool might have snapped out of their recent slump.
But Sunday’s humbling 3-0 defeat to City has once again highlighted the wider concerns surrounding the form of Arne Slot’s side.
Liverpool’s form hasn’t been good enough, but here’s why
LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, October 4, 2025: Liverpool players react to conceeding Chelsea's winning goal during the FA Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
There are, of course, several reasons why Liverpool have struggled for form throughout the campaign.
The Premier League champions endured a summer of player trading unlike any other seen before at Anfield, with Slot overhauling the squad that finished 10 points clear of Arsenal last season.
While Isak, Wirtz, Kerkez, Ekitike and others arrived, the Reds waved goodbye to established figures such as Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Harvey Elliott and Darwin Nunez.
And then came the one loss nobody at Anfield was prepared for: Diogo Jota.
It is impossible to quantify the psychological impact the loss of a team-mate has had on such a tight-knit dressing room like Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Friday, August 15, 2025: Liverpool's Mohamed Salah overcome with emotion after the final whistle during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool FC and AFC Bournemouth at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Even when the Reds were winning games at the start of the season, Mohamed Salah cut an emotional figure when reflecting on Jota’s passing after the victory against Bournemouth on the opening night.
A few weeks later, after the 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge, Van Dijk seemed to allude to the passing of his former team-mate as he called on Liverpool to “stick together no matter what” after “a lot of ups and downs” in recent months.
It was a reminder of the emotional weight the squad has been carrying – and how difficult the past couple of months have been for everyone at Anfield.