Michael Owen shares what he’s now hearing about Arne Slot’s future as Liverpool manager
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Liverpool fans seem to have given up on Arne Slot this season amid 12 Premier League defeats and zero trophies.The Reds face Brentford on the final day, and there remains a chance they could miss out on Champions League football.Despite what has been an abject season, though, Michael Owen says everything he is hearing points towards Slot staying at Anfield. FSG would be crazy to keep Arne Slot if Liverpool lose to Brentford… right?
13 Premier League defeats would be more than Brendan Rodgers’ last full season!!Credit: Winslow Townson/Getty Images Michael Owen is hearing Arne Slot will stay at LiverpoolThe former Liverpool striker spoke about the Dutchman in an interview with Flashscore via YouTube this week.When doing so, he suggested the 47-year-old will be in charge come 2026/27, but Slot is on thin ice and will need a good start to next term.Owen said: “Everything I hear, he’s going to be the Liverpool manager to start with next season, but obviously the pressure is on and if the first 10 games aren’t great, then the pressure is really going to ramp up. “So, he’s on a little bit of icy ground as things stand.” Should Arne Slot drop Mohamed Salah from the squad to face Brentford? 👀 A sour end could be in store… Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images Liverpool set to repeat unwanted pattern with Arne SlotLiverpool, unfortunately, are repeating history with Slot and just like in 2014/15, it is hard to see it ending well.The last time the Reds suffered 12 Premier League defeats in one campaign was under Brendan Rodgers.However, Rodgers remained in his post for the start of 2015/16 before he was eventually let go, and the Jurgen Klopp era began.All signs are pointing towards the same thing happening with Slot this year, so why bother sticking with him this summer?Liverpool are in the midst of an important transition period, seeing a number of senior names such as Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson moving on.In turn, it is imperative they get the next couple of transfer windows right, but that is hard to do when you are buying players for a manager who is probably going to be sacked by Christmas anyway.But for whatever reason, FSG don’t seem to share the same view of Slot that the majority of fans now have.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox