Next Liverpool manager odds as Arne Slot faces sack threat

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Arne Slot is under pressure as Liverpool have now lost nine of their last 12 games (MTB-Photo/Shutterstock) Xabi Alonso has been named as the early favourite by bookmarkers to become Liverpool’s next manager with Arne Slot facing fresh calls to be sacked. Liverpool have now lost nine of their last 12 matches following their 4-1 defeat at home to PSV in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Speaking after Liverpool’s defeat to PSV, Slot said he felt ‘safe’ in his job at Anfield and that he still felt the backing from the club’s hierarchy. They [Liverpool’s board] don’t call every single minute of the day to say they trust me but in the normal conversations we have, I feel the trust.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Bookmakers BetVictor have placed Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso as favourite to replace Slot at 5/2.

Speaking in October, Klopp, who is currently the Head of Global Sport for Red Bull, said it was ‘theoretically’ possible that he could manage Liverpool for a second time. ‘I said I will never coach a different team in England so that means, if [I did return], then it’s Liverpool,’ Klopp said. ‘So, yeah, theoretically it is possible.’ Xabi Alonso is 5/2 to become Liverpool’s next manager (AP) Elsewhere, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is third-favourite to replace Slot at 6/1, slight ahead of Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola at 8/1. Meanwhile, former Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman insisted after the loss to PSV that Slot should not be facing calls to be sacked unless results fail to improve by January. ‘I personally think no, I think it’s far too early to come up with a question like that,’ McManaman said. ‘They’d have to go out of the Champions League and be wallowing near the bottom of the league. ‘They play Arsenal second week of January, that’s when the question should be asked.