Richard Hughes private chat shows true feelings about Arne Slot as Liverpool pressure grows

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The pressure may be rising on Arne Slot at Liverpool, but it seems Richard Hughes has already made it clear that he sees the Dutchman as the ideal man to lead the club through its current crisis. The Liverpool boss has been taunted with cries of ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ by rival fans in recent games, while some pundits have suggested he might not see out the rest of 2025 if results continue to go against him.

Sporting director Hughes will of course have a big say in any decision that is made on Slot’s future, and the Scot has already made his feelings on Liverpool’s boss perfectly clear. "I spoke to Richard Hughes about this and I said, 'why Arne Slot?' "He said, 'because everything pointed towards a man that could handle that big club mentality, you have to not just manage the team but you have to manage expectations.

He's a super cool guy. He doesn't get flustered." Despite those comments, Redknapp is among the pundits to have criticized Slot following Wednesday’s defeat, having questioned his decision to play such a weakened squad against Palace.