Steven Gerrard weighs in on Arne Slot and Liverpool’s direction

Key Highlights

• Instead, it has intensified debate around direction, identity, and standards.
• A 1-1 draw with Burnley at Anfield crystallised that unease, particularly given the wider context of a difficult autumn that saw the Reds lose nine of 12 matches in October and November.
• The scars of that spell remain close to the surface. Results Masking Deeper ConcernsSlot’s Liverpool have steadied themselves in the league table, climbing back into the top four, yet the mood around Anfield is restless.
• Four successive Premier League draws, two of them at home against newly promoted sides, have been received as warning signs rather than progress.
• This is a club conditioned to dominance, not drift. That tension was voiced publicly by Steven Gerrard, a figure whose words still carry immense weight on Merseyside.