Ngumoha shows Liverpool their future as Salah proves he still has something to offer

Hello and welcome to our coverage of this Premier League match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield.

Liverpool’s disastrous season has plummeted to new lows in recent games. Last weekend, Arne’s Slot men were demolished 4-0 by a rampant Manchester City side in the FA Cup. This heavy defeat led parts of the away support to chant Xabi Alonso’s name, with the Liverpool legend and former Real Madrid manager fully available this summer.

The midweek Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain was also a sobering experience as the reigning European champions cruised to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the French capital.

Truthfully, PSG ripped their opponents apart, and Liverpool were lucky to escape the Parc des Princes with just a two-goal deficit. The visitors failed to register a shot on target and painfully lacked confidence, attacking verve and defensive stability.

However, Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group believe that Slot deserves to stay in charge despite this chaotic campaign. In the Premier League, Liverpool sit fifth, just a point ahead of sixth-place Chelsea, who play Man City on Sunday.

More worryingly for Liverpool, they’re only seven points ahead of Newcastle United, who lie in 13th. If consistency doesn’t improve, Liverpool could miss out on European football altogether, an unthinkable scenario for the club which strolled to Premier League glory last season. Three successive defeats in all competitions have heaped a tremendous amount of pressure on Slot and his players ahead of this game.

There was real frustration from Fulham fans as their side crashed out of the FA Cup fifth round, after losing at home to Championship Southampton with a rotated line-up at the start of March. Without the worry of relegation, there were fears that the season could fizzle out, but Fulham are just five points adrift of Liverpool.

European football is a realistic possibility, and could be the added motivation to keep Marco Silva at the club. The 48-year-old is out of contract in the summer and hasn’t committed to a new deal at Craven Cottage.

Fulham arrive at Anfield with all the pressure on Slot’s underperforming Liverpool side, who play the second leg of their Champions League tie against PSG next week.

This is Fulham’s first match back after the recent international break, so they’ll be full of energy and ready to inflict more misery on Liverpool.

Kick-off is at 20:00, with lineups on the way shortly.