Beth Lindop

That's the bare minimum that a club like Liverpool expects, particularly after the summer spending spree that they had last year.

So, yeah, I think the bare minimum is getting in the top four.

Beyond that, it's winning a trophy.

They're still in the FA Cup.

They're obviously still in the Champions League.

And actually, bar that really poor defeat to PSV Eindhoven in November, they've done OK broadly.

They've done quite well in the Champions League.

They played really well last week.

away to Marseille, which was a game that I don't think many people had them pegged to win because Marseille have been doing well this season, particularly at home.

I think the frustration for Liverpool and for Arnaud Slot has been they've had these performances, they've shown that on the day they can beat anyone.

They beat Arsenal earlier in the season, they beat Real Madrid.

Again, like I said, they went away to Marseille, a really tough place to go and played well and won, but they just can't seem to generate that momentum, particularly in the Premier League.

And coming back to what Ali was saying, it's...

It's so hard now because Xabi Alonso is this presence that is just around the club at the moment.

And every conversation that's had about Arne Slott at the moment comes with a mention of Xabi Alonso.

And I think from a human perspective, you know, it's quite hard not to feel a little bit sorry for Arne Slott because he's had so many things to contend with this season.

Not all of them have been of his own doing and his own making, you know.

And I know Shaka mentioned earlier on about Ekotike not starting.

And I think we were all surprised at Bournemouth on Saturday that he didn't start.

But basically, you know, he's his only fit striker now that he's got for the next three months until Alexander Isak comes back.