LIVERPOOL’S 3-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest at Anfield has left the club on the cusp of one of the worst Premier League title defences in history.
The Reds are now the not so proud new owners of a raft of Premier League records after their latest defeat – their sixth this season after just 12 games.
According to Opta, Liverpool have lost back-to-back league games by a margin of three goals or more for the first time since April 1965 under Bill Shankly.
Boss Arne Slot was hoping the tide was turning after defeating Aston Villa 2-0 and then Real Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League, but the international break appears to have done them no favours.
The Dutchman was hailed for his impact last season where his side quite easily won the Premier League title despite making no summer signings.
This summer, the club spent around £450million on new recruits – including two players worth over £100m each – but the regression has been impossible to ignore.
Neither Florian Wirtz or Alexander Isak – the two £100m+ players in question – are yet to register a single goal or assist.
In fact, Isak is the first Liverpool player in Premier League history to end on the losing side in each of his first four starts for the club.
Much has been made of how fit the Swede actually is after missing the bulk of pre-season by going on strike at Newcastle to get his desired move to Anfield.
But he is not alone in his struggles. The Reds only lost four times the whole of last season and had the second best defence in the league.
