Glen Johnson urges Liverpool to make Arne Slot firing decision after hard season

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Former Liverpool right-back Glen Johnson has urged the club to keep faith in head coach Arne Slot despite a turbulent second season at Anfield, which could end without silverwareGlen Johnson has offered his opinion on Liverpool's difficult season(Image: Getty Images)Glen Johnson has called on Liverpool to stand by Arne Slot — maintaining the manager did sufficient in his inaugural campaign to deserve a fresh start at Anfield next term.Slot secured the club's 20th league championship in his first full season on Merseyside, but his second has proved far more challenging following significant squad changes that saw the Reds outlay around $600 million last summer while recuperating roughly half that amount.A total of 10 Premier League losses this season marks the highest tally in a decade, and Liverpool suffered humiliation at Manchester City last weekend, crashing out of the FA Cup at the quarterfinal stage with a 4-0 defeat.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk issues emotional Andy Robertson and Mo Salah message after Liverpool announcementREAD MORE: Xabi Alonso tipped to join major Liverpool rival if infamous failure happensSpeaking ahead of Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League quarterfinal first-leg loss at Paris Saint-Germain, ex-Reds right-back Johnson contended Slot warranted retaining his position despite the present difficulties."You don't like to see managers getting sacked (fired), and sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don't," Johnson, who featured 200 times for Liverpool, told CasinoWizard. For me, he's got to re-evaluate the squad and go again in the summer and next season.

I'd love him to stay and almost start again."Arne Slot is under pressure at Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)The Reds face another squad overhaul this season, with Andy Robertson confirming he will follow fellow club legend Mohamed Salah through the exit door at the end of the campaign.Johnson added: "It would need a very good pre-season and a couple of new additions to get the excitement around the club again."That's what every manager has to go through every season. The more you look at it, the less it looks like Liverpool will finish in the top four this season, but I don't think that needs to be the end for Slot."Liverpool returns to action when it hosts Fulham on Saturday.

Currently sitting fifth in the Premier League, the Reds find themselves embroiled in a fierce battle to secure a top-five finish, which would guarantee Champions League soccer next season.When asked at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Fulham fixture whether he still commands the backing of the club's hierarchy, Slot responded: "I am repeating myself a lot but I have said many times I feel a lot of support not only from the owners but from Richard (Hughes, sporting director) and Michael (Edwards, FSG head of football) as well, and as weird as it might sound I also feel the support of the fans."We were going out in Paris when the players went out for the warm-up and the fans after a 4-0 loss (at Man City) immediately started singing 'We love you Liverpool.'"And after it's fair to say we were outplayed over 90 minutes we went to the away end and they were still singing for us and clapping for us."That support, I have felt, we have felt constantly. I've said many times as well the club knows which period of time we are in, and in the meantime I have their complete support."