\u2018Trust in Arne Slot has hit rock bottom\u2019 and the \u2018clamour\u2019 for his sacking is \u2018growing louder\u2019 at Liverpool, according to a trusted source.<\/p>\n
Villa triumphed 4-2 to condemn Liverpool to their 12th defeat of the season<\/a><\/strong> and while the Reds\u2019 FSG owners continue to back Slot and insist he will remain on as manager next season, the vast majority of the fanbase are pushing for a change.<\/p>\n The decision to stick with Slot has been brought into sharp focus by Chelsea\u2019s move to secure Xabi Alonso \u2013 the favourite to replace Slot at Anfield \u2013 as their new manager. The Blues have agreed a four-year contract with former Liverpool midfielder to take over at Stamford Bridge<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n And as departing hero Mohamed Salah took to X to deliver a scathing assessment of Liverpool<\/a><\/strong> after they \u2018crumbled\u2019 to yet another defeat, The Athletic\u2019s James Pearce delivered a similarly bleak picture of the outlook for the Dutchman on Merseyside.<\/p>\n \u2018Slot said in the build-up to Friday\u2019s 4-2 defeat that he expects to keep his job this summer following the recent conversations he\u2019s had with FSG CEO of football Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes, but whether he should is a very different matter,\u2019 Pearce said in The Athletic<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2018Can Edwards and Hughes really ignore the clamour for change among the fanbase? It\u2019s growing louder by the week, and the Dutchman\u2019s public reassurances that Liverpool will be a very different force under his leadership next term sound increasingly hollow.<\/p>\n \u2018Slot has undoubtedly been dealt a bad hand by circumstances beyond his control this season, but he\u2019s also consistently failed to get the best out of the resources available.<\/p>\n \u2018Excuses are wearing thin, and trust in Slot has hit rock bottom. There\u2019s so much wrong that it seems fanciful it could all be fixed by buying pace out wide and adding more of a combative edge in midfield.\u2019<\/p>\n