Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, reacts during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at City Ground on February 22, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)placeholder image
Arne Slot, Manager of Liverpool, reacts during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool at City Ground on February 22, 2026 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Arne Slot has been under pressure at Liverpool for some time, what does he need to do to save his job?
Arne Slot must have thought that he had cracked management when he won the Premier League with Liverpool in his first season in charge.
Many outsiders thought that the post-Jurgen Klopp revolution would have started when the Dutchman first set foot in Anfield only to be shocked when Federico Chiesa was the sole addition to the Reds’ squad. The rebuild came with a record investment that also saw a surprising number of established players depart.
Is the tide turning at Liverpool for Arne Slot?
This season has seen Slot lurch from one problem to the next and seen his position questioned on several occasions. According to Danny Murphy via TalkSPORT, there is only one way in which the Liverpool manager can save his job: “To what the next option might be. I mean, I think a lot of fans don't think they'll get in the top four, the way they're playing. Now, there is always the chance you can win the Champions League.
“You don't have to be the best team in it to win it. We've seen that many times. But you think Liverpool's side of the draw, they'd have to play damn sight better than they are now to be able to do that. So, he could save himself with that. I don't even think the FA Cup would save him if he finished out the top four and got knocked out of the Champions League.”
Results aren’t the only problem for Arne Slot
The credit that Slot gained for winning the league evaporated a long time ago. The Champions League campaign has seen some of the best performances, but it is domestically where there has been a worrying decline in results and approach. Slot seems incapable of taking the handbrake off and of freeing up a talented team that should be doing so much more than it currently is.
That, and the abundance of managers that will be available in the summer, will have the Liverpool hierarchy considering their options. Even during spells of good results, there have been red flags. The recent 5-2 win over West Ham being the best example where the relegation threatened team created more chances in terms of expected goals. On paper it looks like a good result until you dig beneath the surface. A trophyless season and missing out on the top four will almost certainly spell the end for Slot, however, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a change of manager even if he follows up his Premier League success with a Champions League.