Liverpool won’t sack Arne Slot for losing to Everton - but it could be start of the end

Liverpool won’t sack Arne Slot for losing to Everton - but it could be start of the endA previous Liverpool manager was sacked after a disappointing result at Everton and Arne Slot knows he needs a fighting performance and a win at Hill Dickinson StadiumCommentsSportopinionAndy Dunn Chief Sports Writer07:37, 16 Apr 2026Updated 07:37, 16 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesArne Slot is under pressure after suffering 17 defeats as Liverpool manager this season(Image: Alex Livesey - Danehouse, Getty Images)It was at a different stage of the season but a Merseyside derby at Everton has proven to be the final game in charge for one recent Liverpool manager. In early October of 2015, Romelu Lukaku earned the home side a deserved point at Goodison Park and Brendan Rodgers was dismissed.‌His side were tenth in the Premier League table, having won only four of their 11 games across all competitions in the formative stages of that season. In truth, for Rodgers, the 1-1 draw at Everton was almost certainly not the final straw.‌A few days later, Jurgen Klopp was appointed. The decision to end Rodgers' time at Anfield - he had been in position since June, 2012 - had clearly been taken before the derby.‌READ MORE: Liverpool's worst Hugo Ekitike fears confirmed as devastating injury update releasedREAD MORE: Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid ends in chaos as star sent off after final whistleNo such decision has been taken in Arne Slot's case. And regardless of the outcome of the first Merseyside derby at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Slot will not be dismissed in its wake.Rightly so. And as long as Liverpool finish in the top five, qualifying for next season’s Champions League, he should not be dismissed in the summer.Not only does Slot have credit in the bank from the emphatic title triumph that marked his first season in English football, the circumstances that mitigate this disappointing campaign are more acute than most people care to acknowledge. It is inappropriate to suggest the exten...