Are Liverpool actually in a crisis? Judging by the standards set by Arne Slot, then potentially. They have lost their last four games, the latest coming in a 2-1 humbling at home by the hands of bitter rivals Manchester United. New big-money signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have failed to hit the ground running and frailties at the back are being exposed.

Questions are being raised, both externally and internally, with Virgil van Dijk unhappy with how his team-mates went in search of a second goal against United. But are Liverpool just suffering a blip, or are these warning signs of a bigger issue? Express Sport give their thoughts on a curious few weeks on Merseyside...

Jack McEachen

Crisis? What crisis? Liverpool are fourth in the table and four points off leaders Arsenal.

But everything looked a bit rosier on August 31, when Arne Slot was thought to be a Marc Guehi signing away from amassing a squad many believed would be the greatest in Premier League history in terms of pure quality.

The departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold is yet to really be...