The pressure is growing on Liverpool boss Arne Slot after the Reds slipped to their fifth defeat in six games on Saturday night. The recent words of former boss Jurgen Klopp will now be echoing in the ears of fans and Slot alike as, upon speaking of a return to Liverpool, the German admitted: "It is possible."

Liverpool's 5-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League last week proved to be a false dawn as the Reds were easily undone by Brentford in a 3-2 defeat on Saturday evening.

The defeat by the Bees comes after losses to Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Manchester United in the league, as well as away at Galatasaray in the Champions League. Slot and his team are now having to face the reality that the Premier League reigning champions are way off the title pace just nine games into the new campaign.