Gary Neville has said the "severity and immediacy" of Liverpool's recent downturn is a major concern for head coach Arne Slot, calling it "unacceptable". Liverpool suffered a sixth defeat in seven Premier League games by losing 3-0 to Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, their worst start to a campaign since 2014. Captain Virgil van Dijk implored team-mates to "look in the mirror", while Slot himself insisted he must "look at myself", given his side have lost 50 per cent of their league games this season and are 13 points worse off than at this stage last term. "What is unusual is the severity and immediacy of the drop, and the worrying signs that are appearing," Neville said on his podcast. "A blip is losing one or two games, when you start losing three and four you have to do something. Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, Which (👉 Read also: Which teams are on course for the Champions League knockouts?) may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Spreaker cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Spreaker cookies for this session only. Enable Cookies Allow Cookies Once Liverpool news & transfers🔴 | Fixtures & scoresFREE Liverpool PL highlights ▶️Got Sky? Watch Inside: Liverpool LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺"You can't lose six games in seven if you are Liverpool Football Club. It's unacceptable. The manager has to change the style or the system and help them. It means being more solid, personnel changes. [Milos] Kerkez is struggling, [Ibrahima] Konate is struggling. "I called on it a few weeks ago, I said maybe Joe Gomez should play right-back, Andy Robertson at left-back and play as a narrow back four. Be a bit more pragmatic. Something has to change in the collective. "From an individual perspective you have to strip it right back to the foundations, whether that's sleep, stretching, eating, the tiny details. Do everything better." Also See: Liverpool news and transfer latest Liverpool fixtures Watch FREE Premier League highlights Stream the Premier League with no contract Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Neville admits he was stunned that Liverpool lost at home to Nottingham Forest Such a special first season in charge - romping to the Premier League title After (👉 Read also: After nine defeats in 12, where is it going wrong for Liverpool?) taking over from Jurgen Klopp - means Slot has plenty of "credit in the bank", Neville believes, but says the Dutchman has got to make "difficult decisions" to reverse this recent trend."I thought Liverpool would experience what they are experiencing this season last year, after Klopp left. What Slot did was out of the ordinary. Liverpool expect to win titles, they don't expect to lose six of seven in any season. He's cau...
Nev: Severity and immediacy of Liverpool drop-off unacceptable
