'I'll work with Jurgen Klopp - Liverpool would want return if Arne Slot is sacked'

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Jurgen Klopp has been told he would be welcomed back at Liverpool with open arms. Learn more Liverpool would "love" to welcome Jurgen Klopp back if Arne Slot were to depart.

Yet despite investing over £400million on fresh recruits last summer, the Reds have encountered greater difficulties this term.Slot's team currently occupy sixth position in the division, 19 points adrift of leaders Arsenal and battling to secure a Champions League place for next season.Speculation has emerged that Slot could be under pressure if Liverpool fail to qualify for the Champions League or claim silverware before the campaign concludes, with the Reds remaining active in Europe's premier club competition and the FA Cup.Aldridge, who made 103 appearances for the Reds while netting 63 goals, has acknowledged he would embrace Klopp's return wholeheartedly should the club opt to dismiss Slot.Jurgen Klopp is yet to return to frontline management since leaving Liverpool. (Image: Getty Images)Speaking to BOYLE Sports, Aldridge said: "We've got a massive charity game at Anfield in a week and a half's time and I'm on the staff with Jurgen Klopp, so I'm going to ask him!"I think we've moved on from Jurgen, but we'd love him back if Arne Slot were to go, obviously you would, because what he did for us, the passion he brought to the team, the club, and the fans was Bill Shankly-esque.

Read our Privacy Policy"If Arne Slot were to go, we'd love him to come back. Good luck to him, as long as when he plays against Liverpool in the Champions League in years to come, I'd want him to play his reserves!"Aldridge and Klopp are scheduled to collaborate in a Liverpool FC Legends match against Borussia Dortmund later this month, with former Reds midfielder Steven Gerrard among the other stars participating.