There is no question that Liverpool have failed to live up to expectations this season.
The defending Premier League champions are marooned in midtable - following consecutive draws against newly-promoted Sunderland and Leeds.
A high-profile row, meanwhile, between Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot is the last thing the club needed - with the Egyptian forward banished for the Champions League tie against Inter.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this - especially after Richard Hughes spent £450m on squad improvements over the summer.
British-record deals were concluded for Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz but all the additions have done is make Liverpool look worse.
Slot has been unable to find a formula for consistent results- with Liverpool winning only four of their last 15 matches in all competitions.
Concerns raised after PSV loss
But one result inside the club stands out above all others - according to a report in ESPN with the game against PSV in November sounding the alarm bells.
The Reds had just lost consecutive league games to Manchester City and Nottingham Forest - with each result being a 3-0 defeat.
Much was expected in the way of a response when an admittedly in-form Eindhoven side came to Anfield on November 26.
However the club’s season hit a new low that night with Peter Bosz’s side running riot and claiming a 4-1 victory away from home.
“Liverpool's UEFA Champions League defeat to PSV Eindhoven last month was a "breaking-point moment" among some within the club, which, although not a loss that confirmed Slot's fate, was a result that raised concerns that had not previously surfaced during the poor results and performances going into that game,” the report reads.