Nottingham Forest inflicted a second successive 3-0 defeat for Liverpool during a dismal Premier League display from Arne Slot's side
Arne Slot.
Stephen Warnock believes Arne Slot is not at risk of the sack at Liverpool but it will change if he fails to turn it around.
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Stephen Warnock believes Arne Slot has enough credit in the bank to avoid Liverpool sack. But the former Reds defender believes it will become difficult for the Dutchman if he fails to heed the slump, amid fresh scrutiny after their 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.
The Reds' hopes of a successful Premier League title defence are in tatters after another abject display, this time at the hands of former Everton manager Sean Dyche. Liverpool have now suffered back-to-back three-goal losses after being comfortably dispatched by Manchester City on the eve of the international break.
They're now 11 points off the pace-setters, Arsenal, and three away from the Champions League places with encounters against West Ham, Sunderland and Leeds United to come.
However, Warnock feels that Slot has accumulated enough credit from his first season at Anfield to be afforded time to turn the tide.
He told the ECHO via WhichBookie: “No, no I don’t [think he’s at risk]. I know there has been a lot of talk on social media from fans but I think with everything that has gone on over the summer, the new influx of players that have come into the football club, I think he’s got enough in the bank to turn things around.
"It’s a difficult job, if you lose games, it’s always tough and it’s always trying to find solutions, you have to make big decisions along the way but I don’t see him getting sacked anytime soon.
"However, if you go on to lose your next five it does become difficult."
Mohamed Salah is among the Liverpool stars who have struggled during the title defence, while Ibrahima Konate hasn't hit the heights that he previously set after finding himself in a difficult run of form.
Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool look dejected during the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on November 22 2025
Alexis Mac Allister, Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch of Liverpool look dejected during the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at Anfield on November 22 2025
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But Warnock says there is an evident lack of fight within the team, which is making them too easily to play against as their soft-touch approach against City was highlighted.
"There’s always an element of both things [heeding the slump and players not performing]," the former Liverpool defender added.
"There’s always an element that the players can do more, I come back to decision making, does he need to make better decisions? I was quite critical against Forest, Salah hadn’t had an impact on the game and I thought, ‘why is he keeping him on for so long?’
"He’s got that ability to change the game within an instant but so have other players and that will come with a little bit of unrest from the bench and players are thinking, ‘when am I going to get my chance? How do I get my chance when you’re not willing to take a player off?' But you go back to what Salah’s done, he’s got enough credit in the bank but it’s a difficult one.
"My biggest thing with the team at the minute is that it looks like it’s losing a fight, they’re never fighting for much within the game.
"If you look at Aston Villa and Real Madrid, they outfought, outmuscled them in all the battles but in the games after that, the Man City game, they’re too soft.
"Man City aren’t massively physical but they out-battled Liverpool and they struggled. There’s an element of getting that hunger back into the team which is something very difficult to get back in."
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