{"id":519346,"date":"2025-10-22T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/519346\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:09:01","slug":"liverpool-on-verge-of-breaking-unthinkable-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/519346\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool on verge of breaking unthinkable record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arne-Slot-1-1140x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arne Slot covering his mouth in shock as Liverpool manager\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 20%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Credit: Imago)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Profile-pic-scaled-e1753084758129-150x150.jpg\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Jack Heath\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Wed 22 October 2025 11:02, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool are on a four-match winless run as they prepare to take on Frankfurt in the Champions League on 22 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Reds are in a woeful run of form as they drastically seek to get back on track.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/arne-slot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arne Slot<\/a> has some serious decisions to make for his team with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/mohamed-salah-axed-four-liverpool-big-names-should-be-dropped-vs-frankfurt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mohamed Salah facing the axe for Liverpool<\/a> after his recent string of below-par performances.<\/p>\n<p>More bad luck follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/liverpool-learn-possible-ryan-gravenberch-recovery-timeframe-as-injury-expert-shares-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool with Ryan Gravenberch out injured<\/a> after twisting his ankle against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man United<\/a> on 19 October.<\/p>\n<p>The clash against the German side is a must-win game for the Premier League champions as they stare an alarming stat in the face.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ryan-Gravenberch-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Gravenberch at Anfield with Liverpool\" class=\"wp-image-751907\" \/>Credit: ImagoLiverpool scramble to turn around shoddy form<\/p>\n<p>Both teams come into the game in similar form with the hosts winning just one of their last five matches in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, greater pressure will be on the Reds to get a result as they risk setting an unsettling record in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>If Liverpool lose against Frankfurt, it would be the first time they have lost five games in a row in all competitions since 1953.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Arne-Slot-3-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Arne Slot looks frustrated in Liverpool Adidas jacket\" class=\"wp-image-757594\" \/>Credit: Imago<\/p>\n<p>That is a remarkable 72-year record that could be painfully broken, tarnishing Slot and the Liverpool squad that was supposedly destined for greatness this season.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool suffering transition season that should\u2019ve come in 2024-25<\/p>\n<p>When the Dutchman took over the reigns from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/jurgen-klopp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jurgen Klopp<\/a>, many fans and Premier League experts were expecting the Merseyside outfit to struggle last season.<\/p>\n<p>As a bare minimum, there would be a period of adjustment to a new style of football, new coaching staff and big strategic changes from the club\u2019s hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the ex-Feyenoord boss stunned the English top-flight by marching to a league title in his first season in charge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Liverpool-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Liverpool manager Arne Slot looking worried\" class=\"wp-image-656719\" \/>Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media<\/p>\n<p>However, the influx of new signings, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/top-10-biggest-transfer-deadline-day-signings-after-alexander-isak-joins-liverpool-for-125m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool\u2019s monstrous deadline day signing Alexander Isak<\/a>, has led to a disjointedness that has stunted the chemistry of Slot\u2019s unit.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the Anfield faithful should dampen their expectations this campaign from the heights of 2024-25, with the long-term project requiring a stabilising year.<\/p>\n<p>The trip to Germany comes with a huge amount of pressure to claim all three points to get out of a painful rut.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Wed 22 October 2025 11:02, UK Liverpool are on a four-match winless run as they 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