Three straight defeats for the first time in his Liverpool managerial career has left Arne Slot with plenty to ponder during the international break ahead of the visit of Manchester United to Anfield on Super Sunday.

It should be noted those trio of narrow losses, two of which occurred deep into stoppage time, did all come on the road against high-level opposition in Europe's most in-form team Crystal Palace [xG (Liverpool in bold ): 2.92 vs 2.14 ], Turkish champions Galatasaray [1.72 vs 1.8 ] and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, where the Reds often struggle [1 vs 1.95 ].

However, Liverpool themselves had benefited from late winners in all of their first five Premier League games, victories that now appear to have only papered over the cracks, although not for Slot.

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