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WE'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE AS SLOT'S STRUGGLE HAS HIT PREVIOUS BOSSES

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Under pressure - but Slot isn't the first to find the going tough at Anfield

(CAMERASPORT)

ARNE Slot probably thought he'd seen enough of PSV Eindhoven from his time sparring with the Dutch champions in his native Holland.

But the latest reunion with his old foes brought into sharp focus matters that have surely now reached a pivotal juncture in his Liverpool tenure.

Almost exactly six months from the high of the Reds boss thrusting the Premier League trophy skyward at an emotionally vibrant Anfield, Wednesday's dismal 4-1 Champions League reverse to PSV at the same stadium represented a new desperate low.

Slot, as is his demeanour, appeared reasonably calm when facing the media immediately after the game, and when further addressing the press pack the following day in preparation for Sunday's Premier League visit to West Ham United.

But the Dutchman will have been hurting inside, his pride taking another dent with a second-half performance that ranked among the worst Anfield has seen from Liverpool in recent memory.