Arne Slot has got one man to thank for keeping his Liverpool job

It looks like FSG will be sticking with Arne Slot - for another season at least.

The Liverpool head coach got off to the best possible start to life on Merseyside - winning the 2025/25 Premier League title. The situation is far more difficult this time around - despite £450m worth of spending last summer.

Far from embarking on a successful title defence the Anfield side are merely just trying to qualify for the Champions League via their league position.

And finishing in the top five is set to have a big impact on Liverpool as a whole as well as deciding Slot’s fate. Without Champions League football for next season the Reds could have been facing potential jeopardy.

It would also have had an impact on which players could be targetted in the summer transfer market. As it stands Slot’s end-of-season review with Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards is likely to show he’s fulfilled that objective.

And the Dutchman will then be overseeing his third campaign in charge - which takes him towards 2027 when his current contract expires.

Arne Slot should thank Rosenior

If Slot is in charge next season then he will owe one man a great deal of thanks. Due to Chelsea losing their last five Premier League matches in a row Liverpool’s task of finishing in the top five has become a hell of a lot easier.

Liam Rosenior - sacked on Tuesday - was appointed Chelsea head coach back in January and initially got off to a great start results-wise.

Four Premier League wins in a row - and a dramatic victory over Napoli in the Champions League - all helped to steady the ship post-Enzo Maresca.

But Chelsea have taken only FIVE points from their subsequent nine top-flight games - tumbling out of Champions League contention and into eighth place.

Liverpool look bound for the Champions League

For a while it looked like a fight between Liverpool and Chelsea for that crucial fifth spot but Rosenior’s tenure has extinguished the Blues’ flame.

Slot has stabilised Premier League results over the last two matchdays - winning against Fulham and Everton - and largely securing Liverpool’s place in the top five.

There are still five matches ahead - including clashes with Manchester United, Chelsea and Aston Villa - so the Merseysiders are not yet home and hosed.

But Chelsea torpedoed their season with the Rosenior appointment - eliminating strong competition for Liverpool’s much-needed Champions League spot. And it was that decision which could keep Arne Slot in a job a year longer.

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