The Dutchman won the Premier League title in his first year, but Liverpool finished fifth in the 2025/26 season.
Published May 30, 2026
Liverpool have announced that they are parting ways with manager Arn Slott after the manager, who won the Premier League title in his first year in charge, failed to live up to expectations and finished fifth.
Former Feyenoord manager Slott will replace Jurgen Klopp in 2024, with the Dutchman impressing with Liverpool winning the league in his first season.
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However, his second season at Liverpool turned from defending the title to a desperate scramble to qualify for the Champions League, and the defending champions suffered a dramatic downturn, failing to win any domestic cups.
“It goes without saying that this was a difficult decision for us as a club. The contribution Arne has made to Liverpool FC during his time with us has been important, meaningful and above all a success for our supporters and ourselves,” Liverpool said in a statement on Saturday.
“From the moment we first met Arn, it was immediately clear that he was a person who not only accepted responsibility, but embraced it.
“This was evident when he agreed to become head coach, when he led us to the Premier League title, and when the season had just ended, when he faced considerable challenges and burdens.
“At the same time, we have collectively come to the conclusion that changes are necessary for the club to continue moving forward. Once again, I must stress that this is not a decision taken lightly.”
Liverpool said the process to appoint a replacement is underway for Andoni Iraola, the Spaniard who qualified for the Europa League for the first time and led Bournemouth to sixth place in the league, with media reporting that the process is underway to replace him.
A poor run of form this season, which included 19 defeats, has left fans against Slot and there has been disharmony among the players, with departed player Mohamed Salah being the most outspoken.
Liverpool spent an unprecedented $570 million to strengthen their squad in last year’s pre-season, but most of their big-ticket signings were disappointing, including Florian Wirtz, Jeremy Frimpong and injury-hit striker Alexander Isak.
The club was also affected by the death of Portuguese forward Diogo Jota last summer.
