Liverpool lose to Man United: Jamie Carragher on Arne Slot "worry" as Xabi Alonso question emerges after Old Trafford loss

Jamie Carragher revealed that helium worries that Arne Slot's nonaccomplishment to make an beardown individuality volition pb to superior questions astir his future.

The Reds travelled to Old Trafford connected Sunday, but they were deservedly beaten 3-2 by their hosts, with the effect leaving them 4th successful the Premier League.

Liverpool were susceptible defensively, and that has been a accordant taxable passim the run contempt the nine spending successful the portion of £450m successful the summer.

Boss Arne Slot has struggled to get fans backmost onside, and galore person called for a replacement to beryllium appointed successful his place, with Xabi Alonso a fashionable choice.

Former subordinate and existent pundit Carragher insisted that Slot's nonaccomplishment to make an resilient individuality successful the squad aft Jurgen Klopp volition pb to speculation astir his job, telling Sky Sports: "Am I disquieted astir wherever Liverpool are going? Yeah, I am.

"Xabi Alonso is the 1 that's making Liverpool fans think: 'We don't privation to miss retired connected him'. We can't beryllium a nine who proceed for the adjacent 5 oregon 10 years saying, 'Oh, we privation Jurgen Klopp football'.

"[Klopp] was a genius. He does shot amended than anybody. The interest is not that there's nary individuality [now], the interest is that this is the identity. So it's connected the manager's shoulders."

Alonso is presently without a nine pursuing his dismissal from Real Madrid successful January, and the information Slot volition person conscionable a twelvemonth near connected his declaration successful the summertime has fuelled speculation a managerial alteration could beryllium made successful the summer.

Arne Slot future: Are Liverpool fans being harsh connected manager?

Suggesting that each of Liverpool's shortcomings are the responsibility of Slot would beryllium harsh, but aft the nine suffered their 18th competitory nonaccomplishment of the play connected Sunday, it would beryllium incorrect to absolve the Dutchman of immoderate guilt.

Liverpool were famed for their strength nether erstwhile manager Klopp, and portion Slot's reportedly lax attack to grooming sessions initially delivered affirmative results, the squad person struggled to support their competitory borderline the longer helium has been successful charge.

The Merseysiders person routinely been exposed defensively, and the information that their issues without the shot person not yet been addressed is alarming.

Signings would apt assistance alleviate immoderate of the problems that Slot is facing, but fewer supporters would spot the Dutchman to oversee different important transportation window.

Xabi Alonso: Is helium close antheral for Anfield occupation aft Real Madrid sack?

Alonso is the lone manager to person successfully beaten Bayern Munich to a Bundesliga rubric successful 14 seasons, but portion helium experienced highs astatine Bayer Leverkusen, helium was sacked specified period into his stint astatine Real Madrid.

However, blaming him for the issues astatine the Bernabeu would beryllium unfair if reports of a toxic dressing country culture are to beryllium believed.

At a glance, Alonso's absorption connected strength and tactical subject would marque him a beardown acceptable astatine Anfield, particularly arsenic the Reds' dressing country is apt to beryllium much welcoming to the erstwhile Liverpool player.

The World Cup successful the summertime could bounds the magnitude of clip that Alonso would person connected the grooming transportation earlier the commencement of the play successful August, but keeping things arsenic they are with Slot whitethorn beryllium untenable.