I FEEL SAFE, I HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM ABOVE: SLOT

He's confident of avoiding axe after PSV loss despite criticism by ex-Red Gerrard, fans

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he is confident of avoiding the sack, despite troubled Liverpool's dismal 4-1 home defeat by PSV Eindhoven on Nov 26.

Slot's side crashed to a ninth loss in their last 12 matches in all competitions to leave the Dutchman under mounting pressure.

Liverpool's numerous flaws were brutally exposed by PSV in a Champions League demolition that sparked recriminations, as frustrated fans jeered Slot and his players at the final whistle.

The unusual sight of empty red seats around Anfield well before full time delivered a damning verdict on the team's astonishing fall from grace this season.

Beaten 3-0 by Nottingham Forest at home in their previous match, Liverpool have lost three successive games and conceded 10 goals.

It is their worst run since the 1953-54 season and Slot is facing pointed questions about his ability to turn the tide.

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard added to the pressure on Slot with a damning verdict on their plight.

"With each defeat, it gets closer to being a crisis," he told TNT Sport. "There is no excuses for a performance like that at this football club.