'If you said to me' - Ex-Liverpool star supports Ryan Lowe amid Preston North End struggles

Mark Lawrenson believes his old club Preston North End are right for sticking with manager Ryan Lowe.

The former Liverpool defender was born in Preston and is a Lilywhites supporter. Lawrenson saw his team pick up 20 points from their first eight games of the season, but it's now three wins and eight defeats in 15 for North End. Preston were beaten 1-5 at home to Watford last time out and there were boos for the PNE boss at full time.

This week, frustration escalated after Lowe's pre-match press conference - making the festive run of fixtures all the more important. Preston take on Swansea City on Friday night before a huge Boxing Day test, at home to Leeds United. For now, though, Lawrenson wants to see North End continue to back Lowe.

Speaking to Paddy Power, he said: “Ryan Lowe is still the right man for the Preston job. One of the problems has been that the first seven games, they won nearly all of them. If he’d lost seven games, and now accrued the number of points that he’s got, people would think it’s completely different.