Liverpool supporters weren’t pleased with Dominik Szoboszlai‘s behaviour after thousands of pessimistic Reds left early, summing up the mood of the fanbase.
The Reds lost 4-0 at Man City in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, as another chance of silverware went up in smoke.
After a promising start, Liverpool never recovered from going behind, with the same old deficiencies once again on show.
Here, This Is Anfield duo Henry Jackson (@HenryJackson87) and Sam Millne (@sam_millne) discuss Arne Slot‘s future and look ahead to this week’s trip to Paris.
Were Liverpool fans right to leave early?
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Saturday, April 4, 2026: Liverpool's Milos Kerkez (L) and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili react to conceding the third goal during the FA Cup Quarter Final match between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC at the City of Manchester Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
HENRY: They were absolutely right to – that was a shambles.
I’ll never judge another fan for their choices, and I equally respect those who were gone before the final whistle and those who stayed.
We were shocking from 1-0 onwards and it’s damning that I essentially gave up on the result as soon as Haaland scored the penalty.
I can’t say Dominik Szoboszlai‘s gesture to the supporters was great – how can he not expect them to be angry and disappointed?
It’s just a mess.
SAM: Personally, I never leave a game early – even by a few seconds – but at 3-0 down and with the team in its current predicament, it’s hard to blame anyone who did get an early dart.
A year ago, if Liverpool were 3-0 down, we wouldn’t have seem the same sort of mass exit – that is because there was belief and a respect for the side.
Now, any trust in the team has evaporated and nothing on the pitch indicates that Liverpool will get back in the game.
Szoboszlai’s behaviour towards those who did stay for the full 90 minutes isn’t exactly going to encourage them to stick it out next time either.
What’s your stance on Arne Slot now?
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Saturday, April 4, 2026: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot on the bench before the FA Cup Quarter Final match between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC at the City of Manchester Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
HENRY: Slot has to go, simple as that. I will always appreciate last season, but this is now too bad to ignore.
I’d personally sack him now and bring in Gerrard until the end of the season – he can’t do any worse, can he?
The players don’t look like they are performing for Slot, and it’s so tiresome to see the same problems week in, week out.
The football is boring, the players don’t look fit, the mentality is non-existent and I’m starting to genuinely worry about finishing below Everton!
That’s on Slot, and a change in the summer at the VERY latest is essential.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Saturday, April 4, 2026: Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot during the FA Cup Quarter Final match between Manchester City FC and Liverpool FC at the City of Manchester Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
SAM: While a part of me would like to see him given a chance to turn things around – you don’t win the league by a fluke – it is becoming increasingly difficult to defend the head coach.
Liverpool have been in decline for 12 months now, not just this season, and the most worrying aspect of it all is the mentality and culture that Klopp instilled in the team seemingly being lost.
As much as there have been obvious circumstances that will have impacted the players, you can’t help but feel a fresh slate would do the squad the world of good.
However, it must be a change for the right man. There is no point swapping for a manager who won’t play to the club’s stregnths.
How do you see the PSG tie panning out?
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, March 11, 2025: Paris Saint-Germain's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia reacts after missing a chance during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd Leg match between Liverpool FC and Paris Saint-Germain FC at Anfield. The tie ended 1-1 on aggregate, PSG won 4-1 on penalties. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
HENRY: Sadly, I don’t think it’s going to be pretty.
It pains me to be so negative about the Reds ahead of such a big game, and while we’ve done better in Europe this season, PSG are a big jump up in quality.
The pace they have in attack is frightening, and the legs of Vitinha and Joao Neves are a worry against such a tired-looking Liverpool side.
I will always have some hope, considering what happened in 2005, but this team feel like such a soft touch.
It’s hard to see PSG not going through over the two legs – frankly, I just want the tie to still be alive for the return fixture at Anfield!
SAM: I still think that if we get the tie back to Anfield with a one or two-goal deficit, that we will put a performance in – at least for a period – in the return leg.
However, whether we make it back to L4 with the tie still in the balance is another matter.
Our only hope is that the players have been focussed on the Champions League and are putting all their eggs in the European basket for the remainder of the season.