Liverpool manager Arne Slot has to find solutions after three consecutive defeats for the Premier League champions, but Sundays meeting with Manchester United is arguably even more important for Ruben Amorim.
AFP Sport looks at the challenge that faces both managers ahead of the hotly anticipated clash between English footballs two most successful clubs.
Slots first crisisThe Dutchman made the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp look easy last season as Liverpool won the league with four games to spare, equalling Uniteds record of 20 English top-flight titles.