A former Liverpool star has urged the Reds to make a move for Luis Enrique if Arne Slot is sacked, while Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have internally discussed a second manager.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s 1-1 home draw with Brentford on the final day saw them finish fifth in the Premier League on 60 points. They have qualified for next season\u2019s Champions League, but only because other teams around them faltered.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s title defence was so bad that they conceded 52 goals in the Premier League alone, which is their worst-ever tally in the competition.<\/p>\n
They were also beaten 19 times across all competitions, their joint-worst total this century.<\/p>\n
Liverpool<\/a> supporters are widely known to be patient compared to other fanbases, but they booed Slot and the team numerous times this season.<\/p>\n The Dutchman steered Liverpool to the Premier League title during his first campaign at Anfield, though huge sets of supporters want him gone as they are seriously concerned about the rapid decline.<\/p>\n During an appearance on talkSPORT<\/a>, ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy discussed Slot getting sacked next season and named Paris Saint-Germain boss Enrique as a dream replacement.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Slot<\/a> doesn\u2019t start well, it [pressure] is going to start again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s got a big say in the players [recruitment], by the way. But I think he\u2019s going to have some sort of say in the players that come in.<\/p>\n \u201cBut if he starts badly and they\u2019re sitting in fifth, sixth after eight games, it\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked if he would have opened talks with Xabi Alonso, who recently agreed to join Chelsea, Murphy replied: \u201cI would try and break the bank and do anything I can to get\u00a0Luis Enrique.\u201d<\/p>\n Murphy explained: \u201cWell, if Enrique wins the Champions League again, what more can he do?<\/p>\n \u201cHe must be bored there, playing in a Mickey Mouse league where he wins every week. All he\u2019s looking forward to is the Champions League.<\/p>\n \u201cHe must want more challenge, surely?<\/p>\n Get the inside story first by joining our TEAMtalk Facebook channel<\/a> to receive the latest breaking and exclusive news straight into your Messenger inbox.<\/p>\n Liverpool must \u2018go and get the best\u2019 \u2013 Murphy<\/p>\n \u201cIf you watch PSG as a Liverpool fan, you\u2019re thinking, \u2018that\u2019s how I want us to play\u2019. A bit like Jurgen Klopp\u2019s team, aren\u2019t they, PSG?<\/p>\n \u201cAnd if you\u2019re one of the biggest clubs in the world, go and get the best.\u201d<\/p>\n Enrique<\/a> is up there with Pep Guardiola as arguably the best manager in the world, having guided PSG to the quadruple last season and their first-ever Champions League triumph.<\/p>\n They won Ligue 1 again this term and have also set up a Champions League final against Arsenal to defend their crown.<\/p>\n The bookies recently placed Enrique as the favourite to replace Slot at Liverpool, though it will be very hard to prise him away from PSG.<\/p>\n Reports in the French media claimed last week that Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes has opened \u2018secret talks\u2019 with Andoni Iraola<\/a>, whom he appointed at Bournemouth.<\/p>\n