The pressure on Liverpool manager Arne Slot continues to grow after the club set an unwanted record in the Premier League following the 4-2 loss to Aston Villa.
The Reds will have to wait until the final day of the season to secure a UEFA Champions League spot after the loss to Villa, who ended up securing a Champions League place.
Read: More Trouble For Slot As Liverpool Suffer Big Loss
With the four goals conceded at Villa Park, Liverpool have now conceded 51 goals this campaign, which is their worst-ever in a Premier League.
Liverpool have now conceded 51 league goals this season - their highest total ever in a 38-game Premier League season.
"We've conceded far too many goals - but I think we've also scored not enough goals," Slot told Sky Sports.
"We were fully in the game, fully able maybe to get a result but I agree that after it went 2-1 we crumbled."
Ollie Watkins, who scored two on the night, also spoke about the Reds' defence.
"They're disjointed at the back and I feel like there's a lot of space for me to run into. I'm going to get chances against them," Watkins said, as per BBC.
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Source: Soccer Laduma
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