Liverpool announcement has changed the mood - but Arne Slot question persists

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Victory would move them within touching distance of Champions League qualification and go some way to easing the pain of Old Trafford.The 3-2 defeat to Manchester United was one of the Reds' own making, with a lacklustre first-half performance being followed by a much-improved second period that saw them claw back a two-goal deficit only to lose it late on.And ahead of the visit of Chelsea, our resident Liverpool supporters deliver their verdicts on the events of last weekend, and more, in this week's fans' jury...James NobleThursday’s update on ticket pricing was welcome and uplifting news. As they do for the coming weeks.Starting with Chelsea’s visit on Saturday lunchtime, having two of our remaining three Premier League games at Anfield could, in this fresh context, be additionally rewarding.

And that’s precisely why we are so far away this year; in the Premier League, you cannot afford to only have patches of decent play in a game.You need intensity, passion, and fight from start to finish because that’s what the opposition will show. We were successful under Jurgen Klopp because we had more fight, more drive, and more passion than the opposition.

That’s been one of the biggest disappointments this year: teams would dread playing us, and now they welcome it.Most fans would accept this year being a blip. If we were to return to the summit of world football next year, the scent of this year would wash away from memory, but we are all uncertain as to whether this season is merely a blip or a sign of things to come.If no changes are made this summer, will we again be sleepwalking into a season of mediocrity?