Arne Slot Liverpool backing holds despite season collapse
arne slot liverpool still has the backing of Fenway Sports Group, even after a season to forget that ended Liverpool’s Premier League title defense and brought early cup exits. The club won the league just over 12 months ago, but the mood around Anfield has shifted fast as a summer overhaul looms.
Fenway Sports Group and Slot
Currently, everything points to owner Fenway Sports Group sticking with Slot. Liverpool’s slump has sharpened scrutiny around the manager, yet the people driving the next phase of the club appear ready to keep faith with the man who arrived after Jurgen Klopp.
That position is not built on sentiment alone. Slot consistently came out on top in Liverpool’s data-led search for Klopp’s successor, and he is being judged against the standard he set by winning the Premier League just over 12 months ago.
Xabi Alonso and Liverpool
Xabi Alonso remains the name most often linked with Liverpool if the owners ever change course. He has a close bond with the club and its supporters, and his work at Bayer Leverkusen strengthened that pull before his turbulent seven-month spell at Real Madrid.
Two years ago, Liverpool’s search for Klopp’s replacement did not seriously consider Alonso because he had already made it clear he would stay at Leverkusen for another season. Ruben Amorim was at Sporting CP at the time and was heavily committed to playing three at the back, which made him a different fit for the job Liverpool were trying to fill.
Edwards, Hughes and Liverpool
Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes still have reasons to stay with Slot despite the collapse in form. “It’s only just over 12 months since he surpassed expectations by winning the Premier League,” James Pearce said, and that timeline is still shaping how the club reads the season.
James Pearce also said, “I don’t know anyone associated with Liverpool who thinks this season has been acceptable.” Even so, the current view is that Slot keeps his job while Liverpool deal with uncertainty over key executives, a major squad overhaul and the fallout from a campaign shaped by off-field turmoil, injuries, poor form from established players and the death of Diogo Jota.
Last pre-season, Liverpool were the only Premier League club to have grief counsellors on site throughout after Jota’s death, a detail that sits inside a difficult year for the squad. The football side has fallen short of the standard set last season, but the club’s immediate decision appears to be continuity rather than another reset.
