Slot sure Liverpool owners and fans still back him
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insists he feels "complete support" from the club's hierarchy and fans despite a run of poor on-field performances and growing discontent about his Anfield future. Slot, who replaced Jurgen Klopp when becoming head coach in June 2024, won the Premier League in his first season on Merseyside but now finds himself fighting to secure European football with just seven points separating Liverpool , in fifth, from 13th-placed Bournemouth . His side have only picked up one point from their past three league matches, most recently losing to Brighton 2-1.
Liverpool were also eliminated from the FA Cup with a 4-0 quarter-final mauling at the hands of Manchester City on Saturday before being handed a 16th defeat of the season in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg against Paris St-Germain. Following the 2-0 defeat in Paris, during which Liverpool had just 26% possession and registered only three shots compared to PSG's 18, former defender Stephen Warnock told BBC Sport it "feels like confidence is at an all-time low" while French football journalist Julien Laurens is "struggling" to see Slot continuing as Liverpool boss next season. However, Slot, who is under contract until the end of the 2026-27 campaign, has no immediate concerns about his future and praised the fans for continuing to cheer for his side even in defeat.
"I'm repeating myself a lot, but I feel a lot of support. Not only from the owners but from Richard [Hughes] and Michael [Edwards]. A lot of support from them but as weird as it might sound, I also feel the support from the fans," said Slot.
"In Paris when the players went out for the warm-up and after the 4-0 loss [against Manchester City ] the fans immediately started singing 'we love Liverpool '. "I think it's fair to say we were outplayed for 90 minutes and they were still singing and clapping for us. "I've said it many times, the club knows the period of time we're in and in the meantime, I feel complete support.
" He added that Wednesday's defeat to PSG would serve as motivation during this "defining" period of the season, which starts with Fulham 's visit to Anfield on Saturday. "We faced the champions of Europe and we experienced that we were not on the level we should have been. "The good thing is we have four or five days to show we can be much more competitive.