Arne Slot is deep in sacking territory and that is why I had to be blunt with him in our post-match exchange after Man City hammering - and the startling word he used that epitomises Liverpool's decline - IAN LADYMAN'S FA CUP WEEKEND

IAN LADYMAN: As was evidenced at Manchester City on Saturday, Slot now presides over a group of players no longer willing or able to consistently do the very basics of the game for him.