Liverpool\u2019s 2\u20131 defeat to Manchester United extended Arne Slot\u2019s side to four straight losses across all competitions, the club\u2019s worst sequence since the difficulties under Brendan Rodgers more than a decade ago. That run puts the question of when Liverpool last lost five in succession back on the table.<\/p>\n
The most recent five-game losing spell occurred in August\u2013September 1953, when Don Welsh\u2019s team suffered a 2\u20131 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Alf Ramsey opened the scoring for Spurs with a long free-kick from 45 yards that sailed over goalkeeper Russell Crossley and into the net. Sonny Walters added a more conventional second for Spurs before Bill Jones pulled one back for Liverpool.<\/p>\n
Historical records compiled by LFC History show several earlier sequences of consecutive defeats, including multiple six-game runs in the early 20th century and a nine-game stretch in 1899. Stats via LFC History .<\/p>\n
Slot reacted to the United loss by highlighting the wastefulness of his team, especially in front of goal. “If you would have told me we are 1\u20130 down against a United team that played in the style they did, and you would have told me that we would create eight, nine, 10 open chances, then I would have said to you that I don\u2019t think that is possible,” the Dutch boss sighed. “But from all the chances we got, we only scored one goal. We missed far too many chances to win a game of football.”<\/p>\n
Welsh\u2019s side ultimately halted their losing sequence with a draw at home to Wolves and later beat Burnley, but they still finished the season bottom of the First Division and were relegated after 49 consecutive top-flight campaigns. While that fate is a distant comparison, a fifth straight defeat would intensify scrutiny of Slot and his squad.<\/p>\n
Liverpool now faces Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, Oct. 22, followed by Premier League trips to Brentford on Oct. 25 and an EFL Cup tie with Crystal Palace at Anfield on Oct. 29. The results in the coming week will determine whether the club avoids matching the five-game skid from 1953.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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