Liverpool dressing room stance on Arne Slot after players hit out at 'lack of fight'
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesArne SlotArne Slot has lost the backing of a lot of Liverpool supporters but the players remain behind their manager, who won the Premier League during his first season in chargeArne Slot still has the backing of Liverpool's players(Image: 2026 Getty Images)Liverpool's players remain behind Arne Slot, despite the club experiencing a terrible season which could yet see it miss out on Champions League qualification.The Reds have a six-point cushion inside the Premier League 's top five, but there are still three games of the season to play, and although it seems unlikely, three clubs are mathematically capable of overtaking them in the standings.Even if the club does secure a spot in the Champions League, this season will be remembered as an extremely disappointing one. Slot's men went into the season as the defending chavmpions, but their title defense was effectively over before Christmas.The team also suffered heavy defeats to exit the Champions League, the FA Cup and the League Cup.READ MORE: Liverpool youngster could end 15-month wait for first-team call upREAD MORE: Liverpool transfer blow as ideal summer target 'happy to stay'Despite frustrations with Slot growing among supporters, Slot is expected to lead Liverpool into the 2026-27 campaign, with FSG remaining unwavering in its support of the head coach who led the team to the title last season.FSG accepts that there are extraordinary mitigating circumstances behind Liverpool's difficult season, which began a matter of weeks after player Diogo Jota died in a car crash in Spain while journeying back to England for the start of pre-season.Although many fans would like to see Slot replaced ahead of next season, The Athletic 's James Pearce reports that that is not an opinion that is shared by Liverpool's players.Slot was asked in a question and answer session whether he thought Liverpool's players were still behind Slot, and he responded in firm fashion.A lot of fans have run out of patience with Slot but the players are reportedly still behind the Dutchman(Image: AFP or licensors)Pearce called for "social media nonsense" to be forgotten and said that he had not heard anything to suggest that the players are not behind their manager.He said that the comments after Liverpool's FA Cup loss to Manchester City – when some players suggested the team lacked fight – were worrying.Although Liverpool went out of the Champions League around that time too, the Reds did put together a run of three successive Premier League victories in April to boost their chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League.That streak might have come to an end against Manchester United last weekend, but injuries were a mitigating factor in that game.Alexander Isak and Mohamed Salah were unavailable, to go along with Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Wataru Endo and Giovanni Leoni.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCArne Slot