Beth Lindop

We've got to give Stevie Nicol a shout out there.

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned him in that discussion.

Yeah, I mean, I will be first in line, don't you worry.

Yeah, well, I mean, it's been a tough old season for him pretty much since, you know, after winning the first five games, it's been a little bit of a disaster of a season, really.

And there's sort of been peaks and troughs within that and periods where his job has seemed unstable.

And then he managed to sort of claw it back with that 13-game unbeaten run.

However, you know, I think a lot of the supporters felt like that...

That covered a multitude of sins, really, saying that they weren't beaten in 13 games because they dropped a lot of points in that run.

There were a lot of performances that weren't at the standard expected.

So I think Arnaz Lot, despite having steadied the ship a little bit, still hasn't managed to win over a lot of the fan base.

And I think I was at Burnley a couple of weeks ago and they dropped points there and there were a smattering of boos at the full-time whistle.

And I think when that discontent starts seeping into the stadium and the match-going fans start turning on you a little bit, then it's hard to sort of win them back, I guess.

So I think, listen, I think the club have wanted to give him time and still do.

You know, all sort of indications are that they are still behind him.

However...

The main thing for Liverpool is qualifying for the Champions League for next season.

Obviously, now they've dropped down to six.

Manchester United and Chelsea both look capable of going on a little bit of a run with their new managers.

So I think ultimately the decision will come down to whether the people at the top of the club feel like Arne Slott is the man who can guide them into the top four this season.

I think the ultimate thing is qualifying for the Champions League.