'Liverpool think Slot is a better bet than Alonso'
Watch the panel on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club discuss what Xabi Alonso's appointment as Chelsea manager means for Liverpool and whether the Reds might regret not making a move for their former midfielder. "A lot of the Liverpool fans just are not having Arne Slot," said former Premier League striker Chris Sutton. "With every passing week, every unsure performance and every defeat, supporters are thinking 'blimey, are we doing the wrong thing by keeping him on?
' "Then the Mo Salah stuff has poured petrol on the flames, on a difficult situation for Slot, and that really hasn't helped the situation. "Alonso, with his Liverpool connections, would have been an obvious choice but Chelsea have got him and Liverpool seem like they are in a bit of a pickle now. " The Observer's Rory Smith added: "I don't think they approached Alonso in the last few weeks.
"I think Liverpool think Slot is a better bet than Alonso, partly because they feel Alonso would go in with a power base as a beloved former player and I think there is some worry that might affect the model and give the manager too much power. "Everything Liverpool are saying is that they believe Slot is the right man for next season. I think that is in total defiance of everything I know about football.
I don't see how it can work as it is. " Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer and listen on BBC Sounds [BBC] [BBC]