Liverpool manager Arne Slot’s job is believed to be safe for now, despite their recent home defeat against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon, according to journalist David Lynch.

The Reds looked as though they were heading to victory after Dominik Szboszlai fired in a stunning free-kick from range to put his side in front. Late in the game, Bernardo Silva latched onto a headed throughball by Erling Haaland, poking past Alisson Becker to level the scoring.

In the final minutes, Man City were awarded a penalty, and Erling Haaland stepped up to slot into the bottom corner, scoring the winner for Pep Guardiola’s side. City had the ball in the net once again in the dying seconds, but play was brought back for a foul by Szoboszlai, who was sent off after a VAR review.

Arne Slot Safe at Liverpool

According to journalist Lynch, Slot’s job at Liverpool is safe at the moment, but he doesn’t buy into the idea that he can afford endless poor performances and results.

The word from Liverpool is that Arne Slot is safe, but I don’t really buy the idea he can afford endless poor performances and bad results until the end of the season. Today was both, in my opinion. https://t.co/sjMRhibrZK — David Lynch (@davidlynchlfc) February 8, 2026

Liverpool are seemingly willing to stick with Slot for now, which might not be a huge surprise after he won the Premier League title last season. Their achievement in the 2024/2025 campaign undoubtedly carries a lot of weight, with Slot having credit in the bank heading into this campaign.

Results will undoubtedly have to improve, and with one Premier League win in their previous seven games, the pressure is on Slot to turn things around as soon as possible.

Liverpool need to make a decision and soon, as they are in danger of seeing their season drift away from them. The Reds will have been aiming to lift the Premier League title once again, but now, even Champions League qualification is looking like a difficult task.

The mentality to throw away a 1-0 lead against Man City is the biggest disappointment for them, especially as they’ve notoriously been a bogey team for Guardiola at Anfield. The credit in the bank will only last so long, and the board must surely be considering making a change in the near future

If FSG think that 6 wins out of the last 20, a points per game ratio similar to Spurs, behind United, just 2 points ahead of Everton and some dreadful football thrown in means he’s safe, then what would he have to do to be in trouble? FSG must see that he is not the answer. The Kop will decide on Slot’s fate as they did with Hodgson.

The idea having credit in the bank for having a past title, that’s only a rhyme at Lfc. We saw Mourinho being sacked for far less bad results though he is/was a seasoned manager. Had Slot won the CL? At Lfc it is all about the money. They fabricate reasons just not to sign new players. They do the same not to sack.

Sources: Liverpool in line to re-sign Jurgen Klopp favourite next year, contract and paperwork already done

Liverpool could be about to re-sign centre-back Jarell Quansah from Bayer Leverkusen next year, sources have told Football Insider.

The Premier League giants sold the youngster to Leverkusen for £35million last summer, but they have a buy-back clause as part of the deal that can be triggered from 2027.

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Qaunsah’s return to Anfield can be sealed with a pre-agreed fee, and the contract and paperwork are already in place for the transfer to go through.

Liverpool are set to lose Ibrahima Konate on a free transfer at the end of the season, and as a result, they have quickly turned their attention towards their long-term centre-back targets.

Jurgen Klopp rated Jarell Quansah extremely highly

Quansah featured regularly for Liverpool last season, as he made 25 appearances in all competitions, with Arne Slot making use of his versatility on several occasions.

However, the Dutchman decided at the end of the campaign that the 23-year-old’s services were no longer needed at Anfield, although he could now be about to backtrack on that.

Quansah progressed through the Merseysiders’ youth ranks earlier in his career and went on to become a trusted first-team player under the guidance of Jurgen Klopp.

The German has previously lavished praise on the defender on several occasions, not least in January 2024, when he made his admiration of the emerging star clear.

“Jarell has played an absolutely outstanding season,” Klopp told Merseysport Live.

“He is one of those players who people already knew he was a real talent. He came on against Newcastle and was outstanding in a really difficult game, and from that moment it’s all been fine its really good.”



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Qaunsah may have thought that his Liverpool career was over for good when Slot and Co. moved him out the door last season, but 2027 could prove to be the year when he gets his second chance at his boyhood club.

Liverpool chase world-beating forward

Football Insider revealed on Sunday that Liverpool are chasing a one vs one forward this summer, as they look to add the finishing touches to their new-look attack.

Sources have indicated that the Reds feel that they are lacking a pacy, direct attacker who can harm opponents while carrying the ball, akin to the likes of Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz.

The Premier League champions have already sent their scouts and data analysts away to assess players aged 24 or below who fit into their desired criteria, with a view to making a concrete move towards a target in the summer.

Hugo Ekitike has flourished for the Merseysiders in his debut Premier League campaign, but there is still an acceptance that Slot needs more firepower in his arsenal.

Erling Haaland stole the spotlight after scoring the winning goal at Anfield as Man City beat Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

The Norwegian superstar secured all three points for his side from the penalty spot in the third minute of added time, but he was involved throughout the 90 minutes on 8 February.

After Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring in incredible fashion, Pep Guardiola‘s side needed a miracle on Merseyside, and it came in the shape of Haaland and Bernardo Silva.

While Marc Guehi could have been sent off, it was the Reds who went down to 10 men in the closing stages, with Haaland dragged back by their goalscorer to stop the Citizens from scoring a third.

Although City’s striker was heavily involved in the last few minutes, Wayne Rooney was keen to point out his style of play throughout the game, with the Man United legend left confused by the footage.



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Erling Haaland changes his playing style at Anfield

Speaking on BBC’s Match of the Day 2 (8 February), Rooney said: “I thought it was a bit of a strange performance, or at least a performance that I’ve not really seen from Erling Haaland.

“Normally, from Haaland, you’re looking at power, you’re looking at pace, and ruthlessness in front of goal. But today, he was a little bit deeper at times and tried to be the player who created chances.“

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However, later, when discussing Bernardo’s equaliser, the former striker was wowed, saying: “Now, this is brilliant. This is Erling Haaland. He’s pulled to the back post, wanting to get a header.

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“He readjusts his body for the deflection, and it’s a lovely cushioned header to Bernardo Silva to make the game 1-1.”

Man City star’s stats in full after goalscoring heroics vs Liverpool

Despite notching 31 goals and seven assists across all competitions this season, it has been a difficult few weeks for the 25-year-old forward, and that would have been playing on his mind.

Before facing the Reds, he had just one goal in eight games across the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup, and he often struggles to make a difference at Anfield.

On this occasion, however, he managed to create three chances, unleash three shots on target, have nine touches in the opposition box, miss a big chance, and also made a pass into the final third [FotMob].

Despite winning just 29 per cent of his ground duels and 60 per cent of his aerial duels, he was an absolute nuisance on the pitch, even winning two fouls during the 90 minutes.

He has the ability to drop deeper and add an extra man in the middle of the park, but when he drops back, there appears to be a gaping hole in the centre of the attack.

That is exactly what Rooney noticed during the game, and it is unclear whether that was a tactic deployed by the manager or if Haaland was allowed free rein at Anfield.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot with Manchester City’s Marc Guehi after the match

Former FIFA referee and PGMOL chief Keith Hackett has given his verdict on the decision not to send Marc Guehi off for denying Mohamed Salah a goalscoring opportunity in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat against Manchester City.

Although neither side could break the deadlock in the first half, the hosts believed they should have been given an advantage when the England international pulled Salah back outside the box as he raced through on goal. VAR reviewed the on-field decision, agreeing that a booking was the only punishment required.

It seemed as though that decision would not matter in the end when Dominik Szoboszlai struck a sweet free-kick past Gianluigi Donnarumma for a late opener. But Bernardo Silva’s equaliser and Erling Haaland’s penalty ultimately led to a famous comeback victory for Pep Guardiola’s side.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot before facing Barnsley in the FA Cup.

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In the end, the biggest drama of the match came at the end of the game as City had a third goal ruled out for fouls made by Haaland and Szoboszlai, which led to the latter being sent off. But that didn’t stop Slot from voicing his frustration with the earlier decision concerning Guehi and Salah after the final whistle.

The Dutch manager, when asked if his side had been wronged during the game, said: “We can talk about every incident and everybody has an opinion about this. That’s the difficulty in football, there are never 100 to nil decisions.

“If I had to talk about one moment, I would like to talk about the time Mo [Salah] was through on goal and Guehi held his shirt.

“Everyone who has been in this stadium for the past eight years knows that if Mo Salah comes in that situation, it’s a goal. So that is definitely a goalscoring opportunity.

“Maybe that is an 80/20 split, we can find 20 people from the PGMOL who don’t think it’s a red card. But I think in general everyone who looks at it will tell you that should have been a red card.”

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Hackett Gives View on Decision to Show Guehi a Yellow Card

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The Premier League’s Match Centre had explained the referee’s decision on social media, indicating that a covering defender meant that it was not a DOGSO offence. They stated: “The referee’s call of a free-kick and yellow card to Guehi for the challenge on Salah was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the challenge outside of the area and deemed not to be denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity (DOGSO) as there was a covering defender.

And while Slot might feel as though Guehi deserved to receive his marching orders for the offence, Hackett ultimately reached the same conclusion that the officials did. Speaking to Football Insider, the former PGMOL chief believes that a defender’s presence in the area meant that it wasn’t an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

“Yellow card the correct decision. Does not fulfil denial of an obvious goal scoring opportunity due to the position of the covering defender.”

Jamie Carragher, speaking on Sky Sports as a pundit, also believes the correct decision was reached. He said: “I think it was the right decision.

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“It’s one of them which frustrates you when it’s against you. I totally understand Slot. I think Pep Guardiola would say the same if it was on the other side.

“I think there’s enough doubt to not give the red card. For me, the decision was right.”