Carragher identifies ‘telling’ decision that will see Liverpool avoid Man Utd, Arsenal ‘drop-off’

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher insists that the Reds will avoid a Man Utd and Arsenal-style “drop-off” following departure of Jurgen Klopp. Both the Red Devils and the Gunners experienced a number of years of underperformance when Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger left. And now some former players, pundits and fans are expecting Liverpool to suffer a similar fate following Klopp’s decision to leave the Premier League club .

Arne Slot has arrived from Dutch side Feyenoord but he is unproven in the Premier League and there is a lot of uncertainty over how he will perform in his new role. But Carragher thinks the return of Michael Edwards as FSG’s CEO of football and Richard Hughes’ arrival as sporting director will see Liverpool avoid a “drop-off”. When asked if Slot could suffer a similar fate to David Moyes and Unai Emery, Carragher told The Metro : “I don’t think so.

Manchester United went from first to seventh when Alex Ferguson left. Liverpool just finished third so I don’t think we are going to drop to 10th. “I expect us to be competitive, as long as we have a good summer transfer window.

We have people behind the scenes. “I don’t think they had that structure at Man United when Ferguson left. It was the same with Wenger.

“They were old-fashioned football managers who ran everything and those days have gone. “The reason those days are gone is because when a figure like that – or any manager in fact – moves on, you almost have to start.