Liverpool manager Arne Slot is under pressure after nine defeats in their last 12 games.

Xabi Alonso is now the leading contender to replace Arne Slot at Liverpool, should the Reds choose to dismiss the Dutch head coach. The 47-year-old is feeling the heat as Liverpool's struggles in both the Premier League and Champions League continue.

This is a stark change from last season, when the Reds were formidable across all competitions, clinching the Premier League title.

Despite an astonishing £446m transfer expenditure this summer, breaking the British transfer record twice, Liverpool's performances have declined. READ MORE : National media say same thing about Arne Slot future after Liverpool's 'squalid' PSV defeat READ MORE : Liverpool handed Arne Slot sack instruction as

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