Liverpool Sack Arne Slot After Disastrous Title Defence; Iraola Lined Up as Replacement Liverpool have sacked manager Arne Slot with immediate effect after a calamitous 2025-26 season that saw the club finish fifth in the Premier League, just one year after he delivered the club’s 20th league title.  The decision was confirmed by the club on Saturday, May 30, 2026, ending Slot’s two-year tenure at Anfield. Fenway Sports Group said the move was “difficult” but “necessary in order for the club to keep moving forward”.  Slot arrived in June 2024 as Jürgen Klopp’s successor and stunned English football by winning the Premier League in his debut season. He was named LMA Manager of the Year after also reaching the Carabao Cup final and Champions League last 16.  But the second season unraveled. Despite a record-breaking £446million summer spend on Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Giovanni Leoni, Liverpool managed only 6...