Liverpool could yet decide to sack Arne Slot after a woeful campaign, with serious internal discussions over his future expected in the coming weeks as the season unravels around them. The club’s hierarchy is still backing the Dutchman in public, but the mood inside Anfield is shifting fast.
The pressure has risen after Mohamed Salah’s recent public comments on Liverpool’s direction and performances, remarks Gary Neville described as a grenade. Seventeen Liverpool stars, past and present, liked Salah’s post, underlining how widely the message landed inside the club’s orbit.
For Liverpool, the numbers are brutal. They have 19 losses across all competitions, already matching their joint-highest total of the century, and could equal an unwanted modern-era record if they lose their final game of the campaign. Only once since Liverpool returned to the top flight in 1962 have they suffered 20 defeats in a season, with the 1992/93 campaign the only precedent.
This is not just about one bad run. Liverpool have failed to defend their Premier League crown with any distinction, are trophyless and seemingly without an identity this season, and could even be usurped in the race for a top-five finish. Fenway Sports Group are increasingly alarmed by the results and by the atmosphere around the squad and the wider project heading into the summer.
Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes are continuously assessing the situation and discussing possible future scenarios, with the full review publicly due only after the season concludes. The club also missed out on Xabi Alonso, who has now finalised his move to Chelsea, leaving the hierarchy to examine a smaller field of options while the pressure on Slot keeps building.
Graeme Bailey said Edwards and Hughes have some serious thinking and talking to do. He added: “The situation with Slot is escalating at a pace, and I can tell you not everyone internally is aligned behind the idea that he should definitely stay.”
That is the point Liverpool have reached: public backing for Slot remains, but the private debate is no longer about whether the season has gone wrong. It is about whether the club can afford to carry that wrong answer into the summer.
