Liverpool legend Ian St John has described the team's current form as "shocking" and implored manager Rafael Benitez to arrest the slide.
The Reds have won just three of their last 15 games in all competitions following this afternoon's 2-1 Barclays Premier League defeat by Arsenal.
With their title ambitions seemingly over - along with their Champions League campaign - the Anfield side are now facing a battle to claim a top-four place.
St John, in an emotional interview with Sky Sports, tonight doubted they will even achieve that.
The 71-year-old said: "It is disappointing because we have been watching this for a number of weeks.
"We have won three in 15 and that is shocking for Liverpool, shocking.
"It is hard to argue a case. Rafa said the season starts today, so OK we have started the season again and we are bottom.
"It is just not good enough and that is our best team. There was no-one on the bench you'd say should be playing."
He added: "We have seen (Aston) Villa, Tottenham and Man City and they look better than us. I think one of them will pinch that fourth spot.
"We have now got a game coming up on Wednesday against Wigan. If we don't beat Wigan then I think you will see headlines everywhere."
The Scot's comments come just days after former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness admitted he feared the club could go into "meltdown" if they failed to qualify for next year's Champions League.
The Anfield loss to Arsenal has left Liverpool trailing leaders Chelsea by 13 points and five points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa.
St John, a 1960s Reds hero who scored 118 Liverpool for the club, added: "It will have a big impact if we don't make the Champions League.
"You look at the team at the moment and you say they are not good enough for the top four.
"It's really sad the way things are going at the moment.
"Rafa has got to turn it around before the end of the season. He has got to let the fans see that something is going to happen, that we are not just going to drip points away and end up being also-rans."
