Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw against Burnley in the Premier League and they are fourth in the table.
The Reds head coach is under pressure among sections of supporters after a 1-1 draw against Burnley. Liverpool are unbeaten in their past 12 games yet they have collected just 18 points in their previous 17 Premier League matches.
As a result, the Reds are fourth in the table and some 14 points adrift of leaders Arsenal. Having cruised to the title last season in Slot’s maiden season after succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield hot seat, Liverpool were again expected to be challenging for the silverware. They spent circa £450 million in the summer transfer window on Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Milos Kerkez, Jeremie Frimpong, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Giovanni Leoni.
Asked if there’s more pressure on Slot given Alonso’s situation, the former Rangers striker said on talkSPORT: “It would increase, there's no doubt about that. Their previous manager was sensational but Liverpool hadn't won a title since 1990 and Klopp won one title in nine [seasons]. He was brilliant, everyone loved him and so they should, he was great for football.
“This fella has come in, he won the title in his first year and standards have dropped. Bizarrely, in my opinion, people are questioning his job. You must give... the guy has come in and won the title, he has spent a right few quid and is rebuilding the team, some of the signings haven't hit the ground running. I've seen Liverpool a good few times this season and even their comfortable result against Barnsley, I didn't think they were brilliant.
“I just think it's where we are in this day and age. It's a sack and remove culture from every team, it doesn't matter who you are. If you're not getting results, let's sack the manager.
“Arne Slot has deservedly won the league last year by a country mile with the best team. Yes, things haven't gone to plan but they've got Brighton in the FA Cup and are still in the Champions League. Liverpool fans, who are quite rightly judged with the best fans in the world, will assess the situation and say: 'Come on, let's give the guy time, he's won us a title'. OK they're not going to win the title this year but there's no need to hit the panic button.
“Expectations rise because he's obviously brought in quality players whether it's Isak, Wirtz, Kerkez, Frimpong and most of them, Ekitike aside, haven't hit the ground running as they'd like to. With the Alonso situation leaving Real Madrid, there will be voices within Liverpool fans who will say let's get Alonso but I don't think it should be done. If we're sacking managers who win the league, and I know Real Madrid are probably renowned for doing it, it's going down a road I don't want to see any team going down.”
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