Bad to worse for Slot's Reds as manager blames fatigue and injuries for poor form

The prospect of selling Andy Robertson, who came on at halftime for Milos Kerkez, who has been an underwhelming £40m signing from Bournemouth, to Spurs must now be in doubt given Liverpool’s lack of defensive options

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk protests to referee Michael Salisbury after Bournemouth score late at the Vitality Stadium. Pic: Adam Davy/PA

THIS was supposed to be the season Liverpool would pull away from Manchester United and lift the club’s 21st top-flight title.

After drawing level with their bitter north-west rivals last year by winning the Premier League by 10 points in Arne Slot’s first season at the helm, the Reds splashed out a record £415m last summer – the most ever spent by a club in a single transfer window to bolster an already star-studded squad.