Liverpool remain firm in their plans to retain manager Arne Slot after the season, even if they fail to qualify for the Champions League, journalist David Ornstein has revealed.

Liverpool FC has surprise plans for manager Arne Slot’s future. According to respected football journalist David Ornstein on The Athletic FC podcast, the reigning English champions plan to keep Slot even if they miss out on Champions League qualification.

After Liverpool's quarterfinal exit from the Champions League at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, the Reds will not be following up last season's title success with more silverware in the 2025-26 campaign.

The Liverpool manager said families "should not have to fight for the truth" of how loved ones died.

🗣️ Arne Slot's assistant at Feyenoord Marino Pusic : “I think Arne deserves much more credit at Liverpool right now than he is getting. Many people forget how frequently Liverpool has become champion of England in recent decades. Arne did it right away in his first season, but… pic.twitter.com/vwPlVnIMmA

When the Liverpool line-up was announced 75 minutes before kick-off, Sky Sports reporter Adam Bate seemed surprised that Slot has thrown Isak in from the start so soon after making his comeback from an injury which had sidelined him for almost four months.

Arne Slot has defended his decision to start Alexander Isak in Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday night, amid external criticism of the striker’s performance.It

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said his side's Champions League exit again laid bare a season-long struggle to turn chances into goals, after it was eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain following a 2-0 home defeat on Tuesday that sealed a 4-0 aggregate loss.