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Liverpool's head coach has stated that the club's hierarchy share his views regarding the poor performance streak and he will not abandon their offensive approach in pursuit of a turnaround. The tactician conceded that six defeats in seven matches was not good enough ahead of the weekend fixture with Villa.

Pressure Mounting During Tough Spell

The manager acknowledged the pressure was on before his altered lineup exited the Carabao Cup against their Premier League rivals. However, he maintained that this urgency to stop the losing streak is not coming from the club's ownership or executive leadership following a significant spending of almost £450m.

"They say similar things," remarked the Liverpool boss, whose team next week face Los Blancos in the continental tournament and visit the Citizens in the English top flight.

Player Depth Remains Unchallenged

Liverpool's manager thinks his team "boast a remarkable roster if they are all fit and completely set for the fixture list". He said that the summer investment in talents including the German international and the forward, who is expected to be sidelined again against Aston Villa through fitness issues, had left the club "in an excellent position for the immediate prospects and the distant prospects".

Team Cohesion Issues

When asked why his team were taking so long to gel, he responded: "That's not particularly helpful. 'What's causing this?' I give an explanation and people say I'm coming up with excuses. I can come up with several explanations why we are struggling for victories or experiencing losses as we do but, as I say every time, there are inadequate reasons to have a run of form as we had now."

• Regardless of whether I could identify multiple factors
• Leading this club you cannot lose
• In truth six defeats in seven games

Defensive Statistics

Only Burnley (21) have allowed more significant openings from open play this season than Liverpool (19). The table-toppers, the North London club, have faced two. Yet Liverpool's coach rejects the champions have been too open and asserts there is no reason to sacrifice his attacking principles for a cautious system after ten fixtures without a goalless performance.

"In my view we're not allowing many opportunities so I don't see a reason to change our playing style completely but we have to enhance in preventing goals," he declared.

Specific Instances

"Against Manchester United, how many openings did we give up? Against Eintracht Frankfurt when we were 3-1 up, we hardly conceded a attempt on goal. In every match we have played so far we haven't allowed a numerous openings. Not at all. We do concede a bit more than the prior term but that stems from us being trailing by a goal so you play more openly. But overall I don't feel that our challenge is that we allow too many opportunities. Our challenge is we fail to convert the chances we create."