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Slot has never seen his team fall to a two-goal deficit since taking charge last summer.

He's only seen his team beaten once in the Premier League, and never away from home.

"Really poor from Liverpool defensively.



If all the defenders just do their job properly."

Fellow pundit Roy Keane with a look of disgust on his face at half-time added: "Liverpool are playing like they're a mid-table team waiting for the end of the season.

Liverpool defensively, my goodness."

And they're both absolutely spot on.

During the season Slot can only make quick fixes, such as playing Curtis Jones as a makeshift right back, but they now find themselves in April, less than three months until the summer transfer window opens.

All season long there has been debate around the Reds' activity - or more so their lack of it last summer while Slot, new sporting director Richard Hughes and their recruitment team began to devise a plan

With the way the league table still looks nobody can truly question the decision-making process but it has only heightened the need for action when next available.

And the opening 38 minutes this Sunday afternoon on the banks of the River Thames have all-but confirmed the desperate need to prioritise defensive reinforcement over any other demands the squad has.

It was obvious this was going to be one of those kinds of afternoons when Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Caoimhin Kelleher all got in a muddle that almost resulted in a Fulham penalty.

They each had their share of the blame in the goals to follow and so too did Andy Robertson, the Scotsman being in the left back position that has taken the brunt of the transfer debate in 2024/25.

Admirably, the 31-year-old believes he can continue to perform at the top level but actions speak louder than words

A whipped pass straight into the path of Alex Iwobi on the edge of Liverpool's penalty area, his failed headed clearance moments later and deflection to take the Cottagers' second goal beyond the goalkeeper do little to prove that he is the man to progress with.

When his contract runs out in summer 2026 he will be saluted as a club legend, hopefully as a two-time Premier League winner - maybe even with a third at that point, who knows?

Except his role needs to be a reduced one next season behind a statement left back signing in the months to come.

Milos Kerkez, having an exceptional season with Bournemouth, is a player the ECHO understands has attracted interest from Anfield.

Meanwhile there is Antonee Robinson, who once again played on the opposition side against Liverpool this afternoon and kept Mohamed Salah quiet