Liverpool’s data team have now found a very interesting comparison between Arne Slot and Xabi Alonso

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For all the noise around Alonso, Liverpool still rate Slot more highly. If Xabi Alonso goes to Chelsea, who should be Liverpool’s next manager?

He won the Premier League last season, and the club clearly give him a lot of credit for that achievement.Even now, with all the speculation around the Dutchman’s future, Liverpool have not made contact with Alonso. Liverpool still believe Slot is the better coach.Delaney says the club’s ownership have delegated significant power to the group around Michael Edwards, and that Slot continues to come out better than Alonso on their medium to long-term analytics.Photo by Robin Jones/Getty ImagesThe current Liverpool manager is said to rate ‘significantly better’.

They believe Alonso is not better than Slot based on their data, and so there is no urgency to stop the Spaniard from finding another club.Liverpool believe this season has been unusually ‘disrupted’. READ MORE: The key reason why Liverpool need to let Xabi Alonso join Chelsea as Arne Slot similarity showsJoin Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox