Arne Slot is under serious pressure to save his job at Liverpool after a hugely disappointing campaign, both domestically and in Europe. It was only 12 months ago that the Reds were celebrating after clinching the Premier League title with seven games to go. A year later, they are in a very different situation and Slot is no longer being hailed as the hero he once was.
Any failure to progress could blow up in Slot's face, given what has taken place behind the scenes. According to the Daily Mail, he privately told people that he would be prioritising the Champions League as far back as January.
However, the Reds have now fallen flat and it will be up to Slot to galvanise the troops ahead of a season-defining comeback attempt against PSG.
A faltering end to the campaign could spell trouble for the Dutchman, with Xabi Alonso already tipped to take over in the event of a managerial change.
Pulling the trigger wouldn't guarantee success, though, with Liverpool legend John Barnes not entirely convinced that Slot should be relieved of his duties.
Speaking to the Liverpool Echo, he said: "I understand the clamour because Xabi is a Liverpool favourite, but did he not fail at Real Madrid? Was he actually a successful manager?
"Of course, don’t get me wrong, I think Xabi is great and he did a good job, but he got sacked by Real Madrid for failure, didn’t he? That’s why they got rid of him.
"We do like the clamour for ex-players. Steven Gerrard’s been mentioned before, so I understand the way fans are, but this is the way fans are. They’re very fickle.
"We won the league with Arne Slot and all of a sudden we want to sack him? If he then goes and Alonso comes, suppose Alonso fails in his first six months or first year, are we going to sack him and bring somebody else in?
"I always support the managers, whoever they are, because they come to the club because of their success, because they’re good managers and they have to be given time."
"Jurgen Klopp was 20 points off the top when he first came, but we stuck with him. I think Xabi will be a great manager one day, but I want Arne Slot to stay."