Liverpool crumbled to another shocking defeat as they were sensationally beaten 4-1 by PSV at Anfield.

A trio of second-half goals - two of them scored by Couhaib Driouech - left Arne Slot's out-of-form side stunned as they capitulated to yet another three-goal defeat.

Coming off the back of consecutive 3-0 defeats, the result will amplify the noise surrounding Slot's Liverpool. They are in the bottom half of the Premier League table and now have work to do in Europe. Their astonishing slide shows no signs of stopping.

There was an alarming start, a seventh goal conceded without reply, when Ivan Perisic scored from the penalty spot. Virgil van Dijk's vocal complaints about that early handball call going against him appeared unwarranted given the positioning of his arm.

Dominik Szoboszlai, playing in midfield with Curtis Jones at right-back, did slot in a quickfire equaliser after Cody Gakpo's shot was parried into his path and Van Dijk came close to making amends with a header against the crossbar as Liverpool regrouped.

But Slot's side were undone by their own defensive mistakes in the second half, the Eredivisie leaders punishing them in style. Guus Til nipped in ahead of Milos Kerkez to restore PSV's lead and Ibrahima Konate's error allowed them to double the advantage.

Driouech put the ball into the net after Ricardo Pepi's effort came back off the post and he then added a second to make it four in all as supporters streamed out. The defeat makes it nine in 12 matches now, their worst run in over 70 years. Liverpool are in disarray.