Arsenal legend Paul Merson thinks the only way Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool is if the German decides he’s taken the Premier League club as far as he can.
The Reds have been poor in the Premier League this season, with just four wins in their first 12 fixtures, putting them 15 points behind leaders Arsenal and eight points adrift of fourth-placed Newcastle United.
Klopp’s men looked to be back on track after wins over Manchester City and West Ham earlier this month but back-to-back losses to Nottingham Forest and Leeds United over the last two weekends have seen them take a step backwards.
Their poor start to the new campaign comes just months after they narrowly missed out winning an unprecedented Quadruple last season.
And Klopp is now under pressure to deliver positive results as Liverpool fans grow slightly restless but Merson doubts the club would ever sack the German, who has brought them so much success.
Merson wrote in his Sky Sports column: “Will Klopp be thinking he’s taken Liverpool as far as he can?
“I’m not sure, but one thing I am certain of is that it will ultimately be his decision. Liverpool have to keep him but whenever the time comes to make a decision, it will be his.
“Klopp is an elite manager, he’s not in the job to finish fourth in the league, for those kind of managers that is not success.
“What Klopp has done at Liverpool, winning the league after all those years, is hard work. He has worked his socks off, he kicks every ball on the touchline.
“Just like players, Klopp will be getting tired, and you get more tired when you are not winning games compared to when you are winning.”
Sadio Mane was sold to Bayern Munich in the summer transfer window after letting the Liverpool hierarchy know that he wanted to leave.
And Merson still thinks the sale of the Senegal international will prove to be their biggest summer mistake if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.
The Arsenal legend added: “I’ve said time and again how huge the loss of Sadio Mane has been for Liverpool, to which I am told it’s not to blame for their struggles. My question is: if it’s not Mane, what is it then?
“Then there were the 20-odd goals Mane would score a season, often winners or the first in matches – big goals. Mane has gone now and Liverpool have to find a way to cope without him, something they have yet to be able to.
“Liverpool’s prospects have all changed since the start of the season. They are not…
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