Liverpool sound out former Rangers boss for key role if Arne Slot sacked amid Mo Salah drama
A former Bayern Munich coach is also in the running for the Anfield hot-seat.
Liverpool have capitulated in the English Premier League recently and could be looking to a former Rangers man for answers.
Arne Slot’s position as Liverpool boss is on thin ice as they dropped points again at the weekend for the eighth time in 10 league matches against Leeds United. The English champions were 3-2 up in the last minute at Elland Road, but were left scunnered by an Ao Tanaka last minute equaliser. The result means Liverpool now sit ninth in the table, despite being top as recent as October. Liverpool winger and talisman, Mo Salah didn’t start for the third match in a row against Leeds and spectacularly hit out at his situation in a fiery post match interview.
The pressure is building on Slot, who guided them to their first league title in five years in his first season. In the managerial merry-go round that is British football, a number of bosses are already being linked with the Liverpool job before a decision has even been made on the Dutchman’s future.
Gerrard in the running for Anfield return
According to Dave OCKOP, former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard could be the next man to take on Liverpool, but only on a caretaker basis. The Anfield legend was linked with an Ibrox return this season however turned the job down, as Danny Rohl took the reins instead.
They say: “Steven Gerrard is under consideration to step in on an interim basis if Arne Slot is sacked. Gerrard earlier revealed he was ‘very close’ to returning as Rangers manager but turned down the role after talks following Russell Martin’s departure.”
After spending 17 years at Liverpool as a player, Gerrard started off his managerial career in Govan, where he helped Rangers win their 10-in-a-row stopping title in 2021. The 45-year old isn’t the only one linked with the Liverpool job, as German National Team coach Julian Nagelsmann is also a person of interest.
Salah feud ensues
Salah feels he’s being scapegoated as the reason for Liverpool’s poor form and that he no longer has a bond with Slot. He said: “I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame. I said many times before that I had a good relationship with the manager, and all of a sudden we don’t have any relationship.
“I don’t know why but it seems to me, how I see it, that someone doesn’t want me in the club. It seems like the club has thrown me under the bus. That is how I am feeling.
“I think it is very clear that someone wanted me to get all of the blame. This club, I will always support it. My kids will always support it. I love the club so much and I always will. It [the situation] is not acceptable to me, to be fair. I don’t get it. It’s like I’m being thrown more under the bus. I don’t think I’m the problem. I have done so much for this club. I don’t have to fight every day for my position because I earn it. I earned my position.”