Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said it is "impossible to measure" the impact of Diogo Jota's death on his team but insists he would never want the tragedy to be used as an excuse for the club's recent poor form.

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson admitted this week he had been "in bits" over Jota's passing in the build-up to Scotland's 4-2 win over Denmark which sealed their qualification for next year's World Cup.

The 31-year-old's emotional interview has prompted discussion over how much Liverpool's disappointing run of results should be attributed to the effects of grief.

Asked whether he feels his team have been fairly judged this season, Slot said: "We are always judged, sometimes fair, sometimes not fair. But I saw the interview live and I know that it is an issue for

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