Six losses in seven games is the worst run of the Liverpool head coach's career - but he has navigated difficult situations before

Alexander Isak start to life at Liverpool has been far from smooth, and Arne Slot has shared a disappointing injury update ahead of their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa. There were high hopes when Isak arrived to spearhead the Reds' attack after his British-record move from Newcastle United,

Liverpool have lost six of their last seven matches ahead of their Premier League game against Aston Villa on Saturday - and Peter Crouch says Arne Slot is under huge pressure to deliver

Arne Slot will make a late decision on whether Ryan Gravenberch can start against Aston Villa but Liverpool record signing Alexander Isak and midfielder Curtis Jones are expected to miss the Saturday night clash at Anfield.

With the title race having already swung back and forth while the top-four and relegation battles are as open as they have been for a few years, the Premier League is becoming increasingly difficult to predict.

Slot made 10 changes for the midweek Carabao Cup clash, with left back Milos Kerkez the only survivor from the side which lost 3–2 to Brentford on Saturday night. Andy Robertson was shoehorned into central defence while 18-year-old Kieran Morrison made his professional debut on the right flank.

Arne Slot insisted his Liverpool team selection in the Carabao Cup defeat was about protecting key players, like Virgil van Dijk, from injury.

Liverpool has lost six of its last seven games in all competitions, with the Carabao Cup exit on Wednesday the latest setback for Arne Slot; Aston Villa awaits at Anfield on Saturday

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch could return to action when the struggling Reds host in-form Aston Villa in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday.