**Reliable journalist Lewis Steele has provided a significant update on Arne Slot’s future at Liverpool amid some calls for him to be sacked.**
It has been a sobering period for Slot, who has gone from being a Premier League champion to being under huge pressure to keep his job in a matter of months, with the Reds performances consistently poor.
Wednesday’s 4-1 defeat at home to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League was the Dutchman’s nadir at Anfield to date, and he will know that victory at West Ham in the Premier League this weekend is paramount, in terms of his future.
According to a new claim from [_The Daily Mail_](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-15332371/liverpool-anfield-virgil-van-dijk-arne-slot.html?ito=native_share_article-nativemenubutton)‘s Steele, Slot’s job is safe for the time being, despite what he describes as a [“horror week”](https://x.com/LewisSteele_/status/1994728112337076335?s=20) for the 47-year-old:
_“Liverpool’s position is that Slot is safe. After all, the Reds are two points off the top five and three off the top four. There is a chance that, this time next week, they are above current second-placed team Chelsea in the table. They remain on track to progress in Europe, too.”_
**Does Slot deserve more time to keep his job at Liverpool?**
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It is only natural that opinion will be split over Slot’s future, with some Liverpool supporters less patient than others, feeling that such a poor run of form should result in him being sacked and replaced before Christmas.
One thing’s for sure, the Reds must avoid defeat away to West Ham on Sunday, or arguably even a draw for that matter, or a decision may need to be made by FSG, especially if it again looks as though he has possibly lost the dressing room.
As Steele alludes to, though, a sudden run of three victories in winnable games against the Hammers, Sunderland and Leeds United in the next week could change things significantly, in what feels like a truly defining period for Slot.
Liverpool’s head coach clearly has a lot of work to do to win round the doubters, though, and huge improvements are needed immediately. That goes for the players, too, who haven’t covered themselves in glory in recent months.