STEVEN GERRARD has opened the door to a Liverpool return, but insisted he does not want Arne Slot to lose his job.
has been under huge pressure this season after previously racking up nine defeats in 12 games – the Reds’ worst run since the last time they were relegated from the top flight in the 1953/54 season.
Steven Gerrard has said he would be willing to help Liverpool in any wayCredit: PA
Gerrard said he wanted Arne Slot to keep his jobCredit: Alamy
That was only amplified with ‘s explosive interview saying his relationship with the Dutchman was “broken” after he was an unused substitute in the 3-3 draw with Leeds.
However, results have finally started to pick up again for Slot’s who are undefeated in December, including a win over nine-player Tottenham on Saturday.
Slot, 47, also appeared to somewhat repair his relationship with Salah as the Kop icon came off the bench to register an assist against Brighton before leaving to play in the Africa Cup of Nations with .
But amid the rocky waters Slot finds himself sailing in at the moment, said he would happily come on board to help steady the ship with “anything” and in “any department”.
Speaking to ‘ Ally Social Club for the Liverpool Echo, Premier League and legend Gerrard said: “I’ll be brutally, brutally honest with you.
“I’d help Liverpool in any department at any minute of every day. I’d help them with anything.”
Asked whether he has desires to manage his former club one day, the 45-year-old said: “I don’t want the Arne Slot to lose his job.”
“I want him to fix this and turn it around and make Liverpool great.
“I was bouncing all over the city four or five months ago when Liverpool won the league.
“I’m a Liverpool fan. I want the best for Liverpool.
“But if Liverpool need me in any department at any time, I’ll be there for them.”
Liverpool are back in the top five of the league this weekend but are ten points behind league leaders ahead of .
Fortunately for the Reds – and the rest of the Gunners’ title rivals – the north club have never gone on to win the league out of the four times they have been top.
Of teams who have won the English top flight in the Premier League era, Liverpool have the second worst conversion rate for the title when top at Christmas with just two titles from the seven times they have headed the tree on December 25.
The largest points gap overcome between eventual title winners and the team top at Christmas was 13 points in the 1997/98 season, ironically when Arsenal chased down .
The lowest position in the table a team has been before going on to win the league is in eighth in Covid-hit 2020/21 season.
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