Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Thursday, 09 April 2026, 08:32 / Updated on Thursday, 09 April 2026 08:33
Liverpool lost the first leg of the “quarter” with PSG, score 0-2, and the ESPN station claims that if it misses the qualification in the semi-finals, manager Arne Slot will be fired.
For Liverpool, the Champions League is the only chance to salvage a compromised season domestically. But also in Europe's number 1 competition, the English champion is in a delicate situation since Wednesday evening.
ESPN: “Arne Slot will be fired if he misses qualifying for the semi-finals”
The “Cormorants” clearly lost the first leg of the “quarter” with PSG, score 0-2, and they must be satisfied that they escaped with only that. PSG complained about not being awarded a penalty late on when Ibrahima Konate pushed Zaire-Emery into the box.
Liverpool played poorly and in the end, Mohamed Salah, left on the bench by Arne Slot, refused to give an interview to TV reporters, and the supporters interpreted that he did not want to speak in order not to bombard the team manager with accusations.
The ESPN television station revealed even before the match that Slot's future depends on the Champions League: “If he misses the qualification for the semi-finals, the Dutch coach will be fired at the end of the season.”
Arne Slot missed everything internally
Liverpool missed everything domestically. The Super Cup was lost on penalties, against Crystal Palace, from the English League Cup it was also taken out by Palace, and in the “quarter” of the English Cup, against Manchester City, it lost shamefully: 0-4.
Even in the championship, the situation is not rosy. The team is in 5th place, 12 points behind the leaders Arsenal, and they are left to fight in the last 7 stages of the season to secure a place in the next edition of the Champions League.
The fans want Xabi Alonso
Regarding Arne Slot's replacement, the supporters have no doubts. After 0-4 with Manchester City, they chanted Xabi Alonso's name insistently.
The Spanish technician is free of contract, after parting with Real Madrid in January, and he has the advantage of knowing the club very well, where he played for 5 years, between 2004 and 2009.
