Arne Slot 100-game Liverpool verdict: Klopp & Dalglish comparisons - our writers have their say

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After Arne Slot brought up 100 matches as Liverpool, our writers have their say on the title-winning boss whose second season at Anfield is proving more challenging than the first Chief Liverpool FC Writer, Mark Jones Liverpool Content Editor - Sport and Richard Garnett Central Audience Sport Content Editor05:00, 12 Mar 2026Updated 09:20, 12 Mar 2026Arne Slot's 100th game in charge of Liverpool did not get the ending neither he, his players or supporters would have wanted.The Reds went down to a 1-0 defeat at Galatasaray in the Champions League round of first first leg in Istanbul on Tuesday. It meant Slot missed the chance to go clear of Kenny Dalglish as the Liverpool manager to pick up the most wins in his first century of matches at the helm.The Dutchman, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title in his debut campaign in charge, still boasts a superb record of 62 wins, 16 draws and 22 defeat.But there is no doubt his first 50 games in the Anfield hotseat compares much more favourably that his last 50 and, while his side are very much in the hunt to secure Champions League qualification, and remain in two competitions, question continue to remain over his long-term future, such is the scrutiny that comes with managing one of the biggest football clubs in the world.And, against that backdrop, our Reds writers have their say...Ian DoyleRecency bias is everything in the modern age.

And the cliché you’re only as good as your last game would suggest Arne Slot has been a failure as Liverpool head coach.Except, of course, that isn’t true, as a Premier League title won in such dominant fashion a year ago shows.Indeed, had his team won in Istanbul on Tuesday, the Dutchman would have surpassed Kenny Dalglish for the most amount of wins in the first 100 games as Reds boss,It was always going to be a difficult job replacing Jurgen Klopp, regardless of the squad Slot inherited. The modern football environment can be a harsh one, and the knives were being sharpened before he'd even set foot inside Anfield.Then he went and disappointed a lot of people by winning the Premier League.That victory, and the nature of it, make Slot a successful Liverpool manager whatever happens now, but as the knives are sharpened once more there are legitimate questions over whether or not he is the man to take the club forward.There have been multiple factors at play at Liverpool over the past year, and Slot's job has become a lot harder in his second campaign at the club than it was in his first.In many ways Liverpool are having the season that many expected them to have in the Dutchman's first campaign in charge, one of transition, patchy results and even patchier performances.Slot needs to come through this season with something tangible though, even if that is the modern 'prize' of Champions League qualification.Secure that and then focus on what is still possible.

Fail and he might be headed for some difficult conversations with the club hierarchy.But if it does come to that he would deserve to leave Anfield with his head held high, and having made a major contribution to modern Liverpool history.Richard GarnettIf you win a Premier League title in your first season at a club that's only won one in the previous 34 years, then I think it's fair to say that you have arguably overachieved in your maiden campaign.However, unfortunately for Arne Slot, having achieved such a feat, that is now the expectation by which he is measured. Risk-averse football has become the norm and supporters don't like it.There is no doubt that the Dutchman has credit in the bank, following his remarkable first season, but the financial nature of modern top-flight football means that a campaign finishing outside of Champions League qualification places has huge ramifications.Liverpool could win the FA Cup and reach the Champions League final and still part company with their manager in the summer if the club fails to qualify for Europe's elite football competition.The latter can still be achieved if Slot can inspire his players to bust a gut and get the job done.