Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes reaching breaking point over Arne Slot

Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes reaching breaking point over Arne Slot Arne Slot got off to the best possible start as Liverpool head coach. Appointed as Jurgen Klopp’s replacement back in 2024 the Dutchman won the Premier League title in his first season in charge. Sporting director Richard Hughes then backed Slot with £450m worth of signings in the summer transfer window - adding two British record arrivals in the shape of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz.

But the season has unravelled - with the Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace a harbinger of things to come. The Anfield club have lost 20 matches overall this term - the most this century - but FSG are said to be unwavering in their support for the head coach. Under contract until 2027 the 47-year-old fully expects to be in charge of the Reds next season - although there may be signs that patience will soon wear thin.

Patience is wearing thin according to James Pearce James Pearce writing in the Athletic has often provided the most context for why FSG will be keeping Slot. He usually cites mitigating circumstances, injuries and a decline in the output of key players as reasons why Slot’s players might be struggling. But a 4-2 defeat to Aston Villa on Friday night in the Premier League has sparked a reaction.

Liverpool have not won any of their last three Premier League games - following their humiliating exits in both domestic cups as well as Champions League elimination to Paris Saint-Germain. And although Pearce has been unequivocal on the question of Richard Hughes and FSG Ceo of Football Michael Edwards backing Slot there are now signs that is beginning to change. “Slot said in the build-up to Friday’s 4-2 defeat that he expects to keep his job this summer following the recent conversations he’s had with FSG CEO of football Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes, but whether he should is a very different matter,” the report reads.