Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones admitted the team was “in the s***” after a ninth defeat in 12 matches left head coach Arne Slot fighting for his future.
Slot insisted he retained the support of the club’s hierarchy and was not worried about his job despite the 4-1 Champions League humiliation by PSV Eindhoven.
It is not just the results but the manner in which they losing: this was the first time in 72 years the club had lost three matches by a margin of three or more goals, having also been beaten by Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
“I don’t have the answers. Honestly, I don’t. It’s just unacceptable,” Jones told RTÉ.
“I’m past being angry inside. I’m at the point now where I just don’t have the words.
“We’re going to try and get this team back to where it needs to be, show everyone again what this club is about and why people call it the best team in the world, but right now, we’re in the s*** and it needs to change.”
And while he may not be in immediate danger, the next two matches at West Ham on Sunday and Sunderland at home in a week’s time have become pivotal.
“I am OK with my position. It is not the first time I’ve been in a difficult position, but it is about time that we turned it around.“I’m not worried. What I mean by that is my focus is on other things than on my own position. I need to do better and that’s what I’m trying to do every single day.”
