Wayne Rooney has claimed that Liverpool boss Arne Slot lacks the requisite aura to efficiently lead the Anfield membership, regardless of the Dutchman successful the Premier League title final season.
Slot’s standing as Reds boss is beneath rising scrutiny amid Liverpool’s pitiful try and defend their league crown – with the membership languishing in sixth, 15 factors adrift of leaders Arsenal.
The Dutchman can also be not helped by the supply of a plethora of high class managers available in the market, with fan-favourite Xabi Alonso out of labor following his Actual Madrid exit.
And Man United legend Rooney says that he has not been enamoured by Slot’s persona on the few events the pair have met face-to-face, compared to his predecessor Jurgen Klopp.
‘It is unusual is not it if you’re speaking about Slot being on an audition to maintain his job when he has clearly not too long ago gained the Premier League,’ he stated on The Overlap Fan Debate, delivered to you by Sky Bet.
‘I’ve met him a few instances, however I simply do not assume, for Liverpool, he has that aura – and perhaps that is as a result of Liverpool have simply come off the again of Jurgen Klopp as supervisor – it is troublesome for anybody to try this however I simply do not assume there’s that aura about him.’
Wayne Rooney believes Arne Slot lacks the requisite aura to be Liverpool supervisor
Slot is beneath rising scrutiny amid Liverpool’s dismal defence of their Premier League title
Rooney was additionally unequivocal in his verdict on what Slot should do to maintain his job.
‘I’ve spoken to managers, and I do know they are often troublesome at instances, but when he would not get them high 5 within the Premier League, he will probably be gone, for positive. It is loopy to say when he has simply gained the Premier League.’
The Man United legend tried to pinpoint the place it has gone mistaken for Slot’s aspect this season, arguing that the lack of key personnel has considerably harmed the champions.
‘In case you have a look at Liverpool final season to now, [Mohamed] Salah and [Virgil] van Dijk have not been their greatest. Then you definitely’ve obtained Trent [Alexander-Arnold] who’s lacking, [Andy] Robertson hasn’t performed a variety of video games, Luiz Díaz [left] and the [Diogo] Jota state of affairs,’ he stated.
‘Even Darwin Nunez introduced one thing, he wasn’t nice, however he introduced one thing. Liverpool have misplaced a variety of gamers so it kinds of a rebuild interval [for them].’
Rooney additionally launched a shock defence of captain Virgil van Dijk, with the pair locking horns earlier this season after the Dutchman took problem together with his criticism.
‘With Liverpool and what has occurred since final season, van Dijk and [Mohamed] Salah – which I’ve been vocal about this season – might have misplaced a yard or two, and they’re the 2 leaders of the workforce. The gamers they’ve misplaced round them would make it very troublesome for any aspect to win the title.
‘That ought to not depend towards van Dijk and Salah. For me, Salah is without doubt one of the Premier League’s best of all time, and van Dijk will probably be within the dialog as among the finest.
‘I do not assume he’s the very best ever, however on this technology, he’s definitely the very best centre-back, so you can’t maintain that towards these two gamers.’
