Will Arne Slot be sacked after PSG humiliation? Expert insider reveals Liverpool stance on manager’s future

Liverpool’s Champions League campaign ended at Anfield on Tuesday night, but the immediate questions about Arne Slot’s future appear to have already been addressed inside the club. According to David Ornstein, Liverpool’s ownership group and senior decision-makers intend to keep Slot in charge beyond this season, regardless of how the final weeks of the campaign unfold.

Champions League exit adds to a difficult season

Liverpool went into the second leg of their quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain needing a response after a 2-0 defeat at the Parc des Princes. That recovery never came. PSG repeated the scoreline at Anfield, winning 2-0 on the night to progress to the semi-finals with a 4-0 aggregate victory.

The result added to a run of performances that have left Liverpool under pressure domestically as well, with results across the season falling short of expectations following the managerial transition.

Owners’ position remains unchanged

Despite that backdrop, Ornstein reported that the club’s internal stance has not shifted. Speaking on The Athletic FC podcast, he said: “All of our information is that FSG, the ownership, the sporting hierarchy at Liverpool – they intend to stick with Arne Slot.

From the conversations I’ve had – even if there’s no Champions League football – that’s the intention.” In a separate appearance on NBC Sports on April 12, Ornstein outlined the same position in more detail. “The intention of the club and Fenway Sports Group is to stick with Arne Slot into next season and give him longer,” he said. “He’s on a contract until 2027. I think they feel there are clear mitigations. The transition work was always going to be huge after Jurgen Klopp’s departure and the transfer windows across the course of all of Slot’s windows is four now.”

League position leaves little margin

Liverpool are currently fifth in the Premier League, with 15 wins, seven draws and 10 defeats, a record that has left Champions League qualification uncertain. The run-in offers little room to recover ground. Fixtures away to Aston Villa and Manchester United, along with a Merseyside derby against Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and a home match against Chelsea, are still to come. Missing out on a top-five finish would mean no Champions League football next season, with the financial and competitive consequences that follow.

Context behind the backing

Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group, appear to be viewing the season through the lens of transition rather than immediate return. Slot took over following the departure of Jurgen Klopp, ending a period of sustained continuity at the club. Ornstein’s reporting indicates that this context forms part of the reasoning behind the decision to continue with him into next season, even if results do not recover in the closing weeks. For now, the external pressure has not altered that internal position, with the club’s leadership prepared to carry the current trajectory into the next campaign