Ismaila Sarr struck twice towards the end of the first half to ensure last season's beaten Carabao Cup finalists exit this year's competition early

Mac Allister’s stuttering start to the season has been one of the reasons behind Liverpool’s sluggish performances and defensive openness. With Gravenberch also struggling with injury lately, a midfield double pivot of Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai has unsurprisingly been unable to provide the necessary protection in the engine room.

It appears that Arne Slot's job is safe for now despite the poor run of form, but Liverpool's 2025/26 season is on the brink as the calendar turns to November.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot saw his side lose just four Premier League matches on their way to last season's title. Now they've lost four-straight league games in season No. 2.

Arne Slot admits Liverpool’s biggest weakness as rivals keep exploiting originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. ’s title defense is falling apart faster than a counterattack gone wrong. Four straight defeats have sent Arne Slot’s men tumbling to seventh, seven points behind leaders .

Liverpool hosts Crystal Palace today at Anfield for the fourth round of the EFL Cup (Carabao Cup), in a single-elimination match where the Reds are looking for a breather after their unstable start to the season.

Arne Slot has explained his team selection as Liverpool named a young Carabao Cup XI for the visit of Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Slot has overseen a run of five defeats from six heading into the midweek meeting with the Eagles but rather than use the game as a chance to return to winning ways,

Liverpool boss Arne Slot says they "should be hurt" by recent results as they look to turn their poor run of form around against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup later on Wednesday. The Reds succumbed to their fourth successive Premier League defeat when they lost 3-2 to Brentford on Saturday.