Liverpool have struggled this season to keep their goal safe; they have conceded 32 goals in 21 Premier League games; last season, overall, they conceded 41 goals. The Reds should now aim for a top-four finish instead of a title challenge, as they are sixth, two points behind Manchester United in fourth and 14 points behind Arsenal at the top of the table.
Former defender The Reds Jamie Carragher previously claimed that Slot would lose his job if they did not qualify for the Champions League.
He said to Sky Sports: “If you don’t qualify for the Champions League, having won the league the previous season and spending as much money as Liverpool, I don’t think you have any reason to stay. My main concerns with Liverpool in terms of qualifying for the Champions League are the three big things that stand out in the Premier League at the moment: set pieces, counter-attacks and facing close defences. Liverpool are not able to overcome any of those. What we are seeing is a team in the Premier League that is not suited to the Premier League.”
“Once you start to look at what Manchester United and Chelsea have done in the last few weeks, you start to see that Liverpool could actually finish outside the Champions League positions. I’m really worried for them. Once you start to worry about Champions League places for next season, that’s when I think we have a completely different proposition when we talk about the manager’s job. For me, it’s completely different.”
“If we’re talking about not winning the league or competing for the league, that’s a collective responsibility, and Liverpool not winning the league every year. Not qualifying for the Champions League after being champions, spending £450m and having the highest wage bill in the Premier League, which is usually the biggest deciding factor in the league table, I think you need to ask serious questions.”
