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The Dutch manager has stated that the Anfield decision-makers agree with his assessment regarding the recent downturn and he has no intention of discarding their attacking style in quest for a turnaround. The tactician conceded that six unsuccessful results in seven games was unacceptable ahead of Saturday's match against Aston Villa.

Pressure Mounting Throughout Difficult Period

The manager acknowledged the expectations were high before his makeshift team exited the Carabao Cup against the London club. However, he insisted that this pressure to arrest the slide is not coming from the club's ownership or football administration following a significant spending of nearly £450 million.

"They say similar things," stated Slot, whose side will meet Los Blancos in the continental tournament and play against Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League.

Player Depth Stays Unquestioned

Liverpool's manager thinks his team "boast a remarkable roster if they are completely available and completely set for the programme we are facing". He said that the summer investment in players such as the German international and the forward, who is probably unavailable again against Villa through physical problems, had left the club "in an excellent position for the short-term future and the long-term future".

Team Cohesion Issues

When pressed on why his team were taking so long to gel, he replied: "That's not particularly helpful. 'Why, why, why?' I offer insights and people say I'm offering alibis. I can identify several explanations why we are not winning as much or experiencing losses as we do but, as I consistently state, there are insufficient justifications to have a results sequence as we had now."

• Even if I could come up with 200 excuses
• As Liverpool manager you cannot lose
• Unfortunately six out of seven

Defensive Statistics

Only the Lancashire club (twenty-one) have conceded more clear opportunities from open play this season than Slot's team (nineteen). The league leaders, Arsenal, have conceded only two. Yet Liverpool's coach rejects the team has been overly exposed and claims there is no basis to abandon offensive philosophy for a cautious system after 10 games without a shutout.

"I don't see us conceding a lot of chances so I don't see a reason to change our playing style completely but we must improve in keeping clean sheets," he declared.

Recent Examples

"Against Manchester United, how many openings did we give up? When playing Frankfurt when we were 3-1 up, we scarcely gave up a attempt on goal. In all the games we have played so far we haven't given up a many opportunities. Absolutely not. We do allow a slightly more than the previous campaign but that stems from us being trailing by a goal so you take a bit more risk. But in general I don't believe that our issue is that we concede too many chances. Our challenge is we fail to convert the opportunities we generate."