Arne Slot believes he has got the trust of the Anfield board after another humiliating defeat means Liverpool are now on their worst run of form in over SEVENTY YEARS.

“I feel I am okay with my position,” said Slot after the humiliating 4-1 home defeat to PSV Eindhoven. “I’ve been feeling safe. I’ve got a lot of support from above.

“They are helpful to me but they don’t phone me every single minute of the day to tell me they trust me. I feel the trust but I haven’t spoken to them after this game.”

In the Premier League and Champions League, Slot’s side have now lost nine of their last 12 matches, their poorest streak of results since the 1953-54 season

“The emotions are very negative,” said Slot. “I think it is a shock for everyone - for the players, for the journalists, for me. It is very, very unexpected. But we have to face where we are and fight really hard.”

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And former skipper Steven Gerrard says they are in a position that is not yet a crisis … but is not far off.

Gerrard said: “Crisis is a very strong word for players that have delivered for this club and the manager who has delivered for this club.

“But that (the performance against PSV) is not good enough. There are no excuses for that. I won’t use that word (crisis) just yet but you can’t deny that this team is struggling massively.

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“They are on a terrible run, confidence is at an all-time low and they just keep bleeding. They keep conceding goals, they are wide open. And unless the manager can find answers and stability in the team, it is going to continue.”

But Slot tried to remain positive, adding: “I want to be positive about the reaction of the players after we went 1-0 down because until half time we played a good game. The players have so much quality that it cannot continue like this.”

Slot might have to go to West Ham without Hugo Ekitike, who had to go off with a back problem early in the second half.

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