Liverpool legend U-turns on Arne Slot sack stance with damning new verdict issued

Emile Heskey wouldn't be shocked if Liverpool dismissed manager Arne Slot in the near future. The 48-year-old has reversed his position after previously insisting the club should stand by Slot . The Reds' Premier League title defence has fallen well short of expectations this season. Despite splashing out roughly £450million in the summer transfer window, Slot's side have come away empty-handed in terms of silverware. They'll have to make do with a top-five league finish and even that remains uncertain with a crucial clash against Aston Villa on the horizon. Pressure is gradually mounting on their Dutch manager. Heskey, who made 223 appearances for the Anfield club, concedes a managerial change wouldn't catch him off guard as there are other coaches better suited to the role. This represents a significant shift from just a few months ago , when the former striker called on Liverpool to support their boss and give him time to turn things around instead of "ridiculously" sacking him. You can listen to brand new episodes of In The Mixer on Spotify and Apple Podcasts ! Speaking on In The Mixer brought to you by Sky Bet, Heskey said: "Look, it's difficult to sack someone off the back of winning the league. It's difficult. "But when you've spent that sort of money and the football is not quite where you believe it should be... To lose that many games in a season as well. It's tough. It's a tough watch. "I wouldn't be surprised if they did it (sacked Slot) in the sense that there are managers out there that could probably fit the system that they want. "It's been a tough season. The style of play, everything, just seems laboured at times. I don't know if it's laboured or it's just a slow approach. "It's so tiki-taka when we've been so used to gung-ho, rock and roll, go and run through players. You miss certain things when they've gone, too. For me, [Sadio] Mane and then you had Luis Diaz come in and now he's gone." Slot has tackled the rumours surrounding his future and when asked last month whether he thinks he can regain the supporters' trust following a disappointing campaign, he responded: "Yeah, I do. "Not this season, by the way. This season they have their opinion and it will not change. But if we can have the summer we are planning to have... "I am 100 per cent convinced we will be a different team next season than we are now. Different in terms of results, different in how things look." EMILE HESKEY EPISODE ON YOUTUBE : Subscribe now to be the first to watch the latest episodes of In The Mixer and other original shows, brought to you by Sky Bet. Watch All Out Football's episode with Emile Heskey here .