Liverpool’s Next Five Games After Brentford Defeat

Well, arsenic it turned out, hammering nan Bundesliga’s astir porous defence did not beryllium to beryllium nan corner-turner Arne Slot would’ve hoped for his Liverpool team.

The Dutchman, who steered nan Reds to their 2nd Premier League title during his first play successful charge, is moving retired of excuses to explicate nan champions’ staggering malaise.

Liverpool are not succumbing to smash-and-grabs. They’re consistently being out-thought and fought. Brentford were nan latest to gain a deserved victory, arsenic they inflicted nan fourth-straight convention conclusion upon nan Reds connected Saturday night.

Ten gameweeks are yet to walk successful nan 2025–26 Premier League season, but immoderate are already prepared to constitute disconnected Liverpool’s title defence. Admittedly, it’s difficult to make a lawsuit for Slot’s broadside correct now.

Manchester City proved past play that nan elite tin strengthen dips that are acold much sustained than specified blips, and Liverpool’s upcoming fixture database points towards much symptom connected Merseyside.

Real Madrid are visiting Anfield for nan 2nd play running. / Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Slot pointed retired that playing distant from Anfield for overmuch of their existent shape slump hasn’t helped. Five of their erstwhile six games person been connected nan road, but Liverpool will person their location support down them for their adjacent 3 outings, which are each successful different competitions.

Crystal Palace’s punishment shootout triumph successful nan Community Shield should’ve served arsenic a informing for nan Reds entering 2025–26, and nan 2 teams are facing disconnected for nan 3rd clip since August successful nan Carabao Cup 4th information connected Wednesday night.

Aston Villa, who were erstwhile nan division’s situation nine but person since passed nan baton connected to nan champions, sojourn Anfield successful nan Premier League adjacent Saturday nighttime and then, for nan 2nd play running, Liverpool big Real Madrid successful nan Champions League convention phase.

Xabi Alonso is returning to his erstwhile location for nan 2nd clip arsenic a manager, and he’ll beryllium hoping to bask a much fruitful homecoming this clip around, having overseen Bayer Leverkusen’s 5–0 conclusion astatine Livepool past season. His Madrid squad look improved from Carlo Ancelotti’s last iteration, which was beaten 2–0 astatine Anfield past November.

Arsenal are starring nan measurement astatine nan apical of nan Premier League, and Manchester City presently look for illustration they’re astir apt title rivals. Liverpool edged nan Gunners 1–0 a life ago, backmost successful Gameweek 3. On November 9, Slot’s broadside sojourn nan Etihad. It’s nan benignant of fixture that, if they win, could reignite their title defence, particularly if Madrid are slain days before.

Their upcoming tally concludes astatine location against Nottingham Forest, 1 of nan very fewer fixtures they mislaid during their title success, and nan visitors will person been pinch Sean Dyche for a period aft nan erstwhile Everton leader succeeded Ange Postecoglou. This fixture is scheduled for aft nan November world break.

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