'There is a feeling': Journalist suggests Arne Slot could be sacked if Liverpool lose to Galatasaray tomorrow
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After a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, talk about Arne Slot’s future has ramped up again ahead of the meeting with Galatasaray.There were calls from fans for Xabi Alonso to be appointed after the stalemate, with supporters seeming to have run out of patience with the Dutchman.Now, journalist Simon Hughes has said that the feeling at Liverpool is that Slot will turn things around eventually, though that trust could go if they fail to see off Galatasaray this week. Will Xabi Alonso be Liverpool manager by the start of the 2026/27 season?
If no, where will he be instead? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Alberto Gardin/NurPhoto Galatasaray defeat could see Arne Slot lose trustSpeaking on The Athletic FC podcast, Hughes said that if Liverpool don’t progress past the Champions League last-16, it will be ‘really, really hard’ for Slot to rescue the trust.He said: “There is a feeling that at the moment that Slot will be able to steer this in the right direction eventually.“But sometimes results get in the way of these best laid plans and if Liverpool were to go out of the Champions League to Galatasaray, it will be really, really hard for Slot to rescue back that trust I think.”The line coming out of Anfield prior to the weekend was that the Reds were still backing Slot.However, fans probably didn’t expect anything different, given the season was, and still may be, salvageable.Champions League success would be a huge plus for the 47-year-old, but they must overturn a deficit against a team they have now failed to score against in two attempts this term.The other two ways Slot could save the campaign are via the FA Cup and making it into the Champions League places in the Premier League.Again, though, Liverpool play Manchester City in the next round of the cup – another team they have lost to twice already in 2025/26.As for finishing in the top-four/five, that is really just what is expected at Anfield, especially after a season in which the Reds won the league title.Liverpool are currently fifth, which should be a top-tier European place, but there are just four points separating them and seventh-place Brentford, while they also still have to play Manchester United, Chelsea and Aston Villa.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox