Jamie Carragher has said a lot of Liverpool supporters will feel Arne Slot’s position as head coach is untenable after Wednesday’s Champions League defeat.
Liverpool were beaten 4-1 at home by PSV Eindhoven, suffering a third straight defeat across all competitions either side of the international break in the process.
Not only have the Reds now lost three games in a row by a three-goal margin, it’s now nine losses in their last 12 matches and pressure is beginning to increase on Slot.
While the Dutchman told reporters after the PSV humiliation that he is not worried about his position, Carragher - who has directed his anger towards the players - is concerned some supporters may think it’s time for a change.
Speaking on CBS Sports, Carragher said: “Liverpool’s not a sacking club. Liverpool are different from almost every club in European football – the manager is the king, the manager gets time.
“Liverpool have never sacked a manager who’s won the league. Never in their history … I couldn’t believe at the weekend that people were talking about the manager’s job, when I spoke to Liverpool supporters after losing at home to Nottingham Forest.
“I’ve always been in the camp that you stick with the manager, I’m angry with the players if I’m being totally honest.
“But it does get to a stage with any manager at any club where I always use this word ‘untenable’, where it feels it can’t go on any longer.
“I’m not quite there yet personally, in terms of the manager, but I know a lot of supporters will be."
Words on Slot, VVD, Salah & on how much longer this can go on 🤯#LIVPSV #ChampionsLeague
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) November 27, 2025
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Carragher went on to add that Liverpool’s cycle which started in 2018 with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker is now coming to an end.
He said: “I think what you’re seeing now is, Liverpool in 2018 under Jurgen Klopp sort of starts this journey … we’re now, what, seven or eight years later, and the catalyst for that run was Alisson, Van Dijk, and Salah.
“Alisson’s injured a lot now, he doesn’t play so much. But you watch Van Dijk now, not the same player, and Mo Salah looks like his legs have gone. I don’t like criticising them, and I think some of the criticism of them this season as players has been harsh.
“You always look for leaders in your team to step up when things are not going well. And I’ve been critical of Salah off the pitch, I want him to come out and do an interview tonight and speak to the Liverpool supporters about what the players are going to do, about what’s going on in the dressing room, giving the supporters hope that things are going to improve.
I’ve always been in the camp that you stick with the manager, I’m angry with the players if I’m being totally honest
“But I don’t like criticising them on the pitch because they’re absolute legends for what they’ve done, and their legs have just gone. Van Dijk now can’t help other players, he needs help himself, and that just means he’s a normal centre-back like I was, maybe he’s not super human right now.”
Next up for Liverpool is a Premier League showdown against West Ham on Sunday afternoon at the London Stadium.
