Throughout what has been a troublesome sophomore year at Anfield, an embattled Arne Slot has come under fire for just about everything.

Slot has faced plenty of criticism this time out, ranging from his team's inability to defend set-pieces and their horrendous habit of conceding late goals to what, at times, has been viewed as a dull and uninspiring brand of football.

The defence of their Premier League crown was realistically over long before the Christmas decorations were fetched from the attics of homes across Merseyside and there has been a tough adaptation period for many of his new and expensive recruits.

OPINION

Slot has taken ample flack for all of the above and much of it fair and even-handed.

For those who have already decided he is no longer the man to lead Liverpool for the long term, however, it has become open season, particularly online, where rational, balanced and nuanced debate...