Former Liverpool star rips into 'embarrassing' performance and calls for 'big decisions'
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Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant described the Reds' performance against Man City in the FA Cup as "embarrassing" as Erling Haaland ran riot at the Etihad StadiumLiverpool head coach Arne Slot on the touchline against Man City.(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)Ex-Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant conceded there aren't any signs to suggest the Reds are heading in the right direction under Arne Slot after the latest dismal defeat, this time at Manchester City.Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Pep Guardiola's men won 4-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals, putting an end to any realistic hopes of Liverpool collecting some silverware this season. Dominik Szoboszlai admitted, though, that the players' mentality wasn't right this weekend, as they suffered another collapse.READ MORE: Liverpool player ratings, winners and losers vs Man City as Curtis Jones good but 3 terribleREAD MORE: Arne Slot sent blunt Liverpool warning as Mohamed Salah misery says it all - 5 talking points"4-0 down before 60 mins is embarrassing, doesn’t matter who Liverpool are playing," Pennant wrote on social media."When is enough enough?
How can you watch that, and go next season, yeah, we are going to be better, when at no point this season have we seen it."Liverpool has now lost 15 times in all competitions and has been shipping goals while never really looking that convincing in attack. Online in-match use limited to 120 images.
Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / "It’s also very crucial that we qualify for the Champions League of course for next season," Slot said after this defeat."There are only three or four days to go, so there are a few things you can do and one of the things we need to do if we play against Paris Saint-Germain or against Man City — teams of this level — you need to defend better than we did in the 20 minutes when we conceded the four goals."I think no one will probably remember it but [in] the first 35 minutes there was a lot to like from my team."And it would be nice if we then can score a goal once in a while as well from the chances we create.