Liverpool’s season just keeps going from bad to worse.

The Reds suffered a fourth successive defeat in the league which means their title defence can be basically forgotten about, with even Man United above them in the table.

Brentford played them off the park and were unlucky to only beat the Reds 3-2 as the scoreline should have been a lot higher.

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The overall performance was far from good enough yet again, with Arne Slot needing to find a solution quickly if he is going to keep his job.

The Dutchman has changed so much, though, that it is hard to see what else there is left to do, with one player’s horrible moment in the game proving just how many issues need solving right now.

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With the game at 2-1 on the hour mark, the message from Slot would be to stay calm as there is still plenty of time left to get back into it.

However, all that went out of the window as Virgil van Dijk made a silly challenge on the edge of the box, which was then upgraded by VAR to a penalty after it was concluded...