Those frustrations grew after the subsequent loss and poor performance against Brighton and Hove Albion. It went beyond the usual noise from the social media agitators. That usually doesn’t end well for the manager, even if my instinct is to say it feels harsh.

My natural inclination is to back Slot because the title win is still fresh in the memory. The reason I want Slot to remain in charge in August is that it will mean Liverpool will have won the FA Cup or the Champions League.

The problem is that indifferent – or in some cases very poor – performances have been the norm for 12 months, going as far back as last year’s Carabao Cup Final defeat to Newcastle. That’s why so many are conflicted as they try to reach a conclusion on the next course of action. The longer this goes on, the greater the concern that it will continue to get worse. If Slot is a truly elite coach, why has he been unable to reverse this season’s alarming slide?

Do not go searching for another Klopp like United and Ferguson

Like many Liverpool supporters and former players, I have found the conversations regarding Slot’s future uncomfortable and unrepresentative of the club’s traditions. Or at least Liverpool as I would always wish them to be perceived.

Rival fans may mock the idea that Liverpool are different from those who hire and fire coaches more regularly, especially under the ownership of Fenway Sports Group (FSG). They can point to the speed with which Roy Hodgson was sacked in 2010, the swift exits of former sporting director Damien Comolli and manager Sir Kenny Dalglish in 2012, and Rodgers’ departure in 2015. FSG has shown its ruthless side, but the fact is there have only been 22 permanent Liverpool managers in the club’s entire history. Chelsea have had the same number since 1993.

If Slot leaves Liverpool a year after winning the Premier League title, it signals a more extreme sign of the times: no club is immune to impatience and intolerance when an expensively assembled squad keeps losing, regardless of the mitigating circumstances.

Manchester United would have considered themselves similar to Liverpool when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge – proud of how much time and patience they granted managers. Ferguson was United’s 17th permanent appointment. They’ve had seven in the 13 years since he retired.

Football clubs can choose from many excellent coaches. The question is how many of them could be described as truly special

My fear is Liverpool supporters are already behaving like United fans in the aftermath of Ferguson’s departure. They are on such a quest to find the next Klopp – or a charismatic figurehead of similar status – that they will be willing to offload many good managers, season after season, in the potentially forlorn hope of finding the next superstar.

There is no other Klopp. He was a one-off. His presence at last weekend’s legends game at Anfield was a reminder of his aura.