Arne Slot's Liverpool send-off behaviour leaves Anfield with much to worry about this summer

Liverpool finished the 2025/26 season with a 1-1 draw against Brentford, securing Champions League football for next season. The Kop tried to reassure itself by singing Bob Marley as the campaign closed. Two key players who helped transform the club over the previous nine years left, and more departures are expected, including Mo Salah and Andy Robertson. Half of the squad left for Arne Slot two years earlier has already departed. Liverpool failed to win any of the final four games and recorded only four wins in the last 14 matches across all competitions. The season is described as an absolute failure, with 60 points and fifth place not considered an achievement given prior seasons’ outcomes.

"Perhaps they were trying to convince themselves; The Kop attempted some reassurance that every little thing is gonna be alright' by singing Bob Marley as Liverpool's miserable 2025/26 season came to a close. Having watched two players depart who played key roles in transforming Liverpool into a team that won every major honour possible in the past nine years, there was more than a little sense of the end of an era at Anfield."

"Half of the squad that was left for Arne Slot just two years ago has now departed, while a handful more are expected to follow Mo Salah and Andy Robertson for the exit this summer, too. You may like Arne Slot (Image credit: Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images) Kopites who lived through the 1990s could be forgiven for being concerned that this is reminiscent of Graeme Souness' time in charge, when the Scot moved on most of Kenny Dalglish's title-winning-but-ageing squad in quick succession, before being sacked himself and an era of mediocrity followed."

"Liverpool limped to the end of the season, a 1-1 draw with Brentford that secured Champions League football for next season but did very little to provide confidence that things are going in the right direction; failing to win any of the final four games of the season. In fact, in the last 14 games in all competitions, there were just four wins for the Merseysiders."

"Let's be clear, Liverpool's season, mitigating circumstances or not, has been an absolute failure. 60 points and fifth place is not an achievement by any means. Last season, 60 points would have seen you finish ninth and no European football whatsoever. The season before, you'd be seventh but again no European qualification. Three seasons ago;"

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