Now, Mark Goldbridge has hit the nail on the head as to why the Merseysiders are encountering some difficulties in the 2025/26 season. Mark Goldbridge identifies Liverpool challenge Arne Slot is facingThe simple fact of the matter remains that we’ve undergone some pretty hefty surgery over the course of the summer transfer window. “Everybody knows that was a Klopp team that Slot did fantastically well with,” Goldbridge spoke on the That’s Football! “He deserved the right to build a “Slot team”, and he could have done it in his first summer. Florian Wirtz’s struggles in adapting to the demands of English football and Arne Slot’s system have also featured in Liverpool-themed critiques.