Jamie Carragher offers Arne Slot verdict as Liverpool boss faces sack stress
Liverpool have lost six of their last seven Premier League games to leave Arne Slot under pressure at Anfield, with Jamie Carragher giving his verdict on the Dutchman
Jamie Carragher has delivered his assessment of Arne Slot as the heat intensifies on the Liverpool manager.
Slot’s tenure at Anfield reached a fresh nadir on Saturday following a humiliating 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest that left the reigning Premier League champions languishing in 11th in the table after 12 matches.
The campaign began promisingly with five consecutive top-flight triumphs, seeing off Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Arsenal, Burnley and Everton.
Yet the Reds’ recent displays have been woeful, suffering six defeats in their previous seven league outings – a dismal sequence that has plunged them into the division’s lower reaches.
While Liverpool have claimed three victories from four European encounters, they also suffered an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit with a 3-0 home reverse against Crystal Palace reports the Mirror.
“Obviously the manager is the one in the firing line,” Carragher said on Monday Night Football.
“Any manager with results like that, if they were part of the bottom four or a promoted team would be under pressure.
“There’s no doubt the manager is under pressure now with results like that on the back of being champions, but also the fact of what Liverpool spent in the summer.”
Carragher also took aim at Liverpool star Mohamed Salah for not fronting up during his side’s dismal run. Captain Virgil van Dijk faced the cameras again after the Forest clash but Carragher wants to see Liverpool’s other big names step up post-match.
“I think Virgil van Dijk, after the game, has come out again and spoke as he should do as the captain and called Liverpool a mess. I must say on the back of all these Liverpool defeats it’s always Van Dijk who comes out.
“And as I have said, the captain should do that but there should be other players in that dressing room coming out and speaking for the club.
“A year ago this weekend, Mo Salah wasn’t shy in coming out and speaking about his own situation, about the club not offering him a contract.
“I only ever hear Salah speak when he gets man of the match or he needs a new contract.
“I would like to see Salah come out as one of the leaders, one the legends of Liverpool, come out and speak for the team. It shouldn’t always be the captain.”
