Cody Gakpo opens up on Liverpool ‘embarrassment’ as Slot feels the heat after poor run | Football News
Liverpool’s players held “honest” conversations after feeling embarrassed following back-to-back 3-0 losses that have left manager Arne Slot in his most difficult period since joining the club, forward Cody Gakpo said Tuesday. Liverpool has slumped from the high of being crowned Premier League champion in Slot’s first season in charge to the low of losing eight of its last 11 games, despite spending $570 million in a remarkable summer outlay that included signing Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak for club-record fees. The Reds head into a Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday on the back of a 3-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest in the league on Saturday, which followed a defeat by the same score at Manchester City before the international break. “After the game, it was kind of an embarrassment,” Gakpo said of the result against Forest, “because we lost 3-0 at home in front of own fans, which is not good. We know they are here to help us in every tough situation, but we have to give them something …
