Arne Slot mentioned there are “no guarantees” he’ll keep on as Liverpool boss if the membership fail to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League – however pointed to the membership standing by Jurgen Klopp in comparable circumstances as omen for him.
Sky Sports activities‘ Jamie Carragher says Slot is not going to have a leg to face on if Liverpool go from Premier League champions to ending outdoors of the top-five after £450m was spent final summer season – regardless of the Dutchman delivering the title final time period.
After Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Man Metropolis at Anfield on Sunday, Carragher claimed it’s unlikely that Liverpool will end within the top-five subsequent season as a result of type of the Reds’ rivals. Liverpool started this midweek spherical of fixtures 4 factors behind fifth-placed Chelsea – forward of a visit to Sunderland on Wednesday.
“That is again a difficult question for me to answer because I do not decide my future,” Slot mentioned on whether or not his future relies on Champions League soccer.
Nevertheless, Slot then talked about how Liverpool stood by Klopp on the finish of the 2022-23 season, when the Reds completed fifth – behind Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United – and missed out on the Champions League soccer, hinting that it might be omen for him.
“The only thing I do know is that it happened before, and recently, and it didn’t affect the future of that manager,” Slot mentioned, referring to that season below Klopp. “But that doesn’t guarantee anything of course.”
Slot: That is my hardest season by a mile
Slot admits he’s enduring by far essentially the most difficult season of his managerial profession as he makes an attempt to safe a Champions League spot with Liverpool.
“By a mile,” the Dutchman mentioned, when requested if it was his most tough marketing campaign. “Because all the other seasons I’ve managed there were only positives. I don’t think I’ve ever lost two games in a row [before].
“It is an exception this season for me, as it’s for the gamers. The gamers usually are not used to shedding loads or having a variety of attracts.
“It is different with the season we’re having now than all the other seasons I’ve managed where we always did something special – and there’s still the possibility that we can do something special this season as well.”
‘A good distance again’ – Carra expects Liverpool to overlook out on CL spots
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Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool should have an enormous upturn in type for them to have any likelihood of reaching the highest 5 Champions League locations.
On Sunday, Carragher revealed he expects Liverpool to overlook out on Champions League qualification via the Premier League.
The Sky Sports activities pundit mentioned it’s now “a long way back” for Arne Slot’s aspect to complete within the prime 5, following their 2-1 defeat at dwelling to Manchester Metropolis on Tremendous Sunday.
When requested if he reckons Liverpool will make the Premier League’s qualifying locations for the Champions League – which is about to be expanded from 4 positions to 5 once more this season – Carragher replied on Sunday: “No. Right now, I don’t.
“They must have an enormous upturn in type. And those above them are in nice type.
Once you have a look at the league for Liverpool, it seems to be like an extended street forward to get into the highest 5 Champions League positions. There is a hole now.
You may make that up, however Liverpool should do properly within the two cup competitions to save lots of the season.
“The manager has another decision to make on the front four,” Carragher added.
“If Liverpool continue the way they are, with a front four and the games end to end, I just don’t see how they can make the Champions League positions.
“However it doesn’t matter what Arne Slot does, the make-up of this squad and staff is not proper. It by no means seems to be steady, they’re by no means in management.
“There is a long road ahead for Liverpool to make the Champions League places.”
Neville: Win at Sunderland and Liverpool again on bike
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Gary Neville felt VAR ‘did not have to intervene’ through the dramatic ending of Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester Metropolis which noticed Rayan Cherki’s purpose disallowed and Dominik Szoboszlai awarded a purple card.
Carragher’s fellow Sky Sports activities pundit Gary Neville was extra optimistic on Liverpool’s top-five prospects – however mentioned they need to present psychological resilience to bounce again from the defeat to Metropolis.
“They’re now four points behind the top five,” he mentioned on The Gary Neville Podcast. “That’s not a big gap at all, and there’s a long way to go, and they’ll have to play most of the teams above them, so they’ve still got loads of opportunities.
“However there is a query mark over Liverpool. There’s a query mark as as to if they may end within the Champions League locations.
“I still think they will, but what they have to do is box that [defeat to City] up very quickly, and chuck it in a corner, and forget about it.
“There will be some who say it is occurring far too typically, conceding objectives late on. There will be those that say one thing’s improper, one thing’s essentially improper, structurally improper. However I believe they simply have to attempt to compose themselves if they will. They should pull themselves collectively.
“They’ve got a lot of experience with Alisson, Alexis Mac Allister, Virgil van Dijk, Mo Salah and Ryan Gravenberch. They’ve got lots of players who know what to do.
“Can they maintain it collectively? Can they get again on the bike?
“They go to Sunderland next. That is awkward. Go and win there if you really want to tell everybody that you’re still going to be in the Champions League. Go and win at Sunderland, which will be a tough place to go.
“Win there emphatically, be skilled, hold a clear sheet, and that is the place everybody must look now for Liverpool.”
