Pep Lijnders handed Arne Slot considered one of his worst days as Liverpool supervisor but this time period.
The stand-in Manchester Metropolis boss (Pep Guardiola was serving a touchline ban) was noticed celebrating wildly on the touchline as his aspect dominated the Reds within the FA Cup.
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The Sky Blues picked up a 4-0 win over the Merseysiders to safe passage via to the semi-finals within the cup.
Pep Lijnders humbles Arne Slot throughout Man Metropolis vs Liverpool
We are able to respect the joy at this Metropolis efficiency, however it does sting just a little to see Jurgen Klopp’s former assistant spinning round with pleasure at this dismantling of his former employers.
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No disgrace from Lijnders, this sort of celebration isn’t it, particularly in opposition to a former membership.pic.twitter.com/n7WL8exnan
— Pink wave (@Red_waveLFC) April 4, 2026
The Day by day Mail’s Lewis Steele noticed the Dutchman ‘giving it massive’ to his reverse quantity as Antoine Semenyo struck within the second half to make it 3-0.
3-0 Semenyo and Lijnders provides it massive within the path of Slot.
— Lewis Steele (@LewisSteele_) April 4, 2026
Frankly, it needs to be embarrassing for Slot that his Liverpool aspect has put up so little combat after conceding a first-half penalty.
The truth that it’s Pep Guardiola’s quantity two, and never the primary man himself, to be humiliating the Reds’ head coach solely makes it worse.
Liverpool can’t proceed with Arne Slot
Liverpool followers strolling out earlier than the hour mark, a former assistant doing the whole lot however cartwheels in celebration on the touchline…
How can all of us severely flip round on the finish of this season and say, “Ah, it’s nice – he’ll repair it subsequent season?”
This isn’t an injury-inspired blip, as we’ve seen beforehand below Jurgen Klopp in 2020/21.
It’s an absolute collapse in mentality and depth; a betrayal of the ideas that guided Liverpool again to the highest of the Premier League desk.
This isn’t a Liverpool aspect that wants a few tweaks courtesy of the summer season switch window.
It wants an exorcism – and that has to begin with the pinnacle coach, Arne Slot.
