Jurnalis The Athletic James Pearce membantah rumor tersebut. Ia menegaskan posisi manajemen Liverpool terhadap Slot masih belum berubah menjelang laga penutup musim di Anfield.

“The situation with Slot is escalating at a pace, and I can tell you not everyone internally is aligned behind the idea that he should definitely stay,” ujar Bailey.

Selain Iraola, beberapa nama juru taktik lain seperti Sebastian Hoeness, Julian Nagelsmann, dan Matthias Jaissle dikabarkan masuk dalam radar diskusi internal petinggi klub.

“Liverpool are not a club that reacts emotionally or impulsively, but the ownership absolutely recognise this is becoming a very concerning situation,” kata Bailey.

Pihak manajemen dijadwalkan menggelar peninjauan menyeluruh setelah pertandingan melawan Brentford. Laga tersebut juga akan menjadi laga perpisahan bagi Mohamed Salah dan Andy Robertson.

“I'm told Salah's comments hit home in a massive way.

Internally, there's actually a lot of sympathy towards what he said, and people at the club understand why he voiced those frustrations,” ujar Bailey.

Pengamat sepak bola Mark Ogden dan Gab Marcotti dari ESPN menilai pemecatan Slot merupakan langkah terlalu ekstrem. Kegagalan musim ini juga dipengaruhi oleh kebijakan transfer rekrutmen pemain.

“I said earlier in the season he's trying to get the manager sacked.

Now, whether people agree with me or not, I've been proven by him coming out and doing it again.

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This idea he's doing it for Liverpool FC, he's not, he's just Salah FC who plays for Liverpool,” kata Carragher.