This also helped further dampen speculation surrounding the slot’s future. The momentum has changed with consecutive wins in the Premier League. Despite losing 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain, they produced an encouraging display at Anfield. It seems certain that they will qualify for the Champions League for the third consecutive season. That way, despite such a hopeless title defense, they will be able to maintain their slot position even after this summer.
“Arne Slott’s job has been talked about all season and we’ve talked about it a lot on Monday Night Football,” Carragher told Sky Sports.
“There’s probably a difference of opinion among Liverpool supporters as to whether he should stay or go, but the noise I’m hearing is that Slott will be Liverpool manager next season if we qualify for the Champions League. They’re going to do it now.”
After the derby win, Carragher said: “This result is absolutely huge for Liverpool considering the result against Chelsea yesterday.”
Regardless of how Chelsea or the teams below them perform, the Reds need nine more points from their remaining five games to seal a top-five finish. Their next challenge will be to welcome Crystal Palace to Anfield before traveling to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United.
Chelsea then head to Anfield for the match that will ultimately decide fifth place. Aston Villa are Liverpool’s penultimate opponents this season, with Brentford visiting Merseyside on the final day.
Carragher also said after the derby: “If that board had been up for 11 minutes, from Liverpool’s point of view they would have been able to shake hands with anyone and score. Everton were a bit more of a threat because of the goalkeeping situation. At the end of that game, Liverpool were a small team so they were afraid of set-pieces.”
“If you look at how Liverpool won this game, two of the club’s absolute legends did it, but Salah and maybe in 12 months Van Dijk won’t be here for long.
“Two absolute greats. Salah did it again, as always, against Liverpool’s biggest rivals. You can always count on him, whether it’s against Everton or Man United.”
