Sir Kenny Dalglish has urged Liverpool’s owners to back Arne Slot in the summer transfer market.
Slot sealed the club’s record-equalling 20th Premier League title last weekend, just 11 months after being installed as Jurgen Klopp’s successor in the Anfield hot seat.
The Dutchman’s feat was made all the more impressive by the fact that the Reds made minimal signings with only Federico Chiesa coming through the doors.
But Dalglish, now a non-executive director at the club, believes that Fenway Sports Group must arm Slot in the upcoming window to avoid the risk of being ‘left behind’.
“Let him manage, let him get on with the job,” he told Anfield Index’s The King and AI podcast
“Why does he need to change what he’s done? He might change players. If he wants to, they should give him as much help as they possibly can.
“So just repeat it. There’s nothing that really needs to be changed within the framework of what he did, the principles he went about with, the respect he has for the players.
“But if he wants to buy people, then hopefully there will be finance there for him.
“But he won’t take it for granted and won’t rest on their laurels. Everybody is enjoying the moment, now they’re just going to look ahead and get themselves organised for next season.
“I think if you stand still, if you don’t try to move forward – you’re always looking forward but if you stand still, you’re going to get left behind.
“I think everybody would be doing the same thing. Long before the end of any particular season, you’re looking to the next season and judging the boys in what they do.
“I don’t think there’s too many that have let them down, if any. But he’s still go to strengthen up for next year, in his mind, if that’s what he thinks.
“If he’s happy with what he’s got then give him all the support you can because he’s done fantastic this year.”