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Arne Slot says he feels "complete support" from all sides despite increasing pressure surrounding his position as Liverpool manager, as a disappointing season draws to a close.
The Reds trail 2–0 at the halfway point of their Champions League quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain and are fighting to secure a spot in next season's tournament. Barring a remarkable comeback against PSG, 2025–26 looks set to end without silverware.
It's a steep drop just 12 months after claiming only the club's second Premier League title—and a record-equaling 20th top-flight crown overall. An inevitable transition, pushed back a year from Jürgen Klopp's exit, has made its impact felt heavily in recent months.
But even as calls for Slot's dismissal grow louder—with some believing Champions League elimination could be the final blow—the Dutchman remains firm that the reality is quite different.
"I keep saying the same thing, but I genuinely feel a great deal of support," he said Friday morning, ahead of Liverpool's Premier League clash with Fulham this weekend.
"Not just from the owners, but from Richard [Hughes, sporting director] and Michael [Edwards, chief executive of soccer]—a lot of backing from them too. And as strange as it may sound, I also feel the support from the supporters," he added.
"In Paris, when the players came out for the warm-up, and after the 4-0 defeat [against Manchester City], the fans immediately broke into 'we love Liverpool.' It's fair to say we were dominated for 90 minutes [in Paris] and they were still singing and applauding for us.
"The club understands the phase we're going through. Throughout all of this, I feel complete support."
Liverpool Owners Decide Slot Future
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) hold the ultimate decision-making power at Liverpool, and Slot doesn't appear to be offering hollow reassurances about feeling backed. His comments align with what The Telegraph previously reported—that FSG "believe" he will remain in charge next season.
Slot, largely under the radar outside his home country of the Netherlands when he was appointed as Klopp's replacement two years ago, is contracted at Anfield through the end of next season.
Liverpool brought in eight new first-team players last summer at a combined cost reaching a world-record $603.5 million (£449 million). Another eight squad members, or fringe players, departed. That level of upheaval was always going to be challenging to manage, especially with most new arrivals needing time to adapt and several picking up injuries of varying degrees.
The expectation is that, one year on, the squad will be stronger heading into 2026–27.
More Change Is Coming for Liverpool
The central challenge for Slot in guiding and developing that improvement from the current position is that the rebuild remains very much a work in progress, with further significant changes on the horizon.
Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson, who together account for 18 years of service and over 800 Liverpool appearances, will depart at the end of this season. There is no certainty surrounding Ibrahima Konaté, who is also on track to become a free agent, while speculation around Alexis Mac Allister continues to intensify.
Liverpool are in urgent need of center back reinforcements—likely even if Konaté stays—will need to find a successor to Salah, and arguably require additions across multiple areas of the squad.
In a World Cup summer, when most sought-after players will be occupied with international commitments and transfer windows are compressed due to the narrow gap between the tournament's conclusion and the start of the new club season, recruiting effectively and swiftly will be even more challenging than usual.