Xabi Alonso has just proven Liverpool won't sack Arne Slot despite dreadful season

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Xabi Alonso has agreed to become Chelsea's new manager, and his decision to join Stamford Bridge has significant implications for Liverpool and Arne Slot. Xabi Alonso is the new manager of Chelsea Football Club (Image: PA)For Liverpool supporters enduring a thoroughly miserable season, it was entirely consistent with what had come before.

Confirmation arrived on Sunday morning that former Reds midfielder Xabi Alonso had agreed to take on the unenviable challenge of bringing some order to Chelsea as their new manager.Given the fierce rivalry that truly began to take hold between the two sets of supporters during Alonso's spell at Anfield in the mid-to-late 2000s, the fact that the Spaniard should embrace the advances of the Stamford Bridge club will rankle deeply with many Reds faithful. Read our Privacy PolicyThe widely-held belief has been that since being relieved of his duties at Real Madrid in January, Alonso has been biding his time awaiting a call from the Reds, should they opt to make a change given the struggles under Arne Slot this season.His decision to move to Chelsea suggests an acknowledgement that such a call is unlikely to materialise in the near future.

Slot is staying put.Fenway Sports Group continue to back Slot, even if a considerable number of supporters - and, if the inference holds true, certain members of Liverpool's underperforming squad - are not entirely persuaded.And the identity of Alonso's new club served as a timely reminder that football is, above all else, a profession for those involved. Should Alonso fail, would Liverpool be inclined to appoint a manager in the future who has fallen short at two of their most prominent rivals in Chelsea and Real Madrid?And should Alonso flourish during his time in London, the outcry from Chelsea supporters were he ever to contemplate taking on the challenge at Liverpool would most likely render such a move impossible.Of course, the footballing landscape is shifting so rapidly that previously accepted certainties no longer hold true, meaning anything is possible.