Steven Gerrard praises Arne Slot\u2019s composure after Marseille victory<\/p>\n
Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard shared his thoughts on Arne Slot following the Reds\u2019 3\u20130 Champions League win over Marseille.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Liverpool secured their second win of 2026, comfortably defeating Ligue 1 side Marseille at the Stade V\u00e9lodrome. The result comes amid growing scrutiny on Slot after recent underwhelming Premier League performances against Leeds United, Fulham, and Burnley.<\/p>\n
Pressure on the Dutch manager intensified recently following Real Madrid\u2019s decision to sack former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso, who has been linked as a potential replacement for Slot.<\/p>\n
Despite the off-field speculation, Gerrard spoke positively about Slot\u2019s approach and resilience after the Marseille win.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s latest league outing saw them draw 1\u20131 with Burnley at Anfield on January 17, marking their sixth draw in a 13-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. The reigning Premier League champions currently sit fourth, closer to 16th-placed Leeds than league leaders Arsenal, who are 14 points ahead. In the Champions League, a win against Qarabag FK next week would secure a top-four finish.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on Slot\u2019s performance under pressure, Gerrard highlighted the manager\u2019s tactical acumen and called for recognition of his efforts. \u201cI\u2019m really pleased for him. It can\u2019t be easy when you\u2019re under that pressure. His tactics were spot on tonight. He deserves a lot of praise and credit,\u201d Gerrard told TNT Sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Steven Gerrard praises Arne Slot\u2019s composure after Marseille victory Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard shared his thoughts on Arne Slot following the Reds\u2019 3\u20130 Champions League win over Marseille. On Wednesday, Liverpool secured their second win of 2026, comfortably defeating Ligue 1 side Marseille at the Stade V\u00e9lodrome. The result comes amid growing scrutiny on Slot …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":57748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/resize-4.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57749,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57747\/revisions\/57749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}