Liverpool legend 'thoroughly understands' response from Anfield crowd to Burnley stalemate

The Liverpool team was booed off following Saturday's 1-1 draw with Burnley in the Premier League, and the Reds are still searching for their first top-flight win of 2026

Liverpool's fans were left dissatisfied after the draw with Burnley(Image: 2026 Liverpool FC)

Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge said that he thoroughly understands why thousands of Liverpool supporters booed the team off following the draw with Burnley.

The Reds are still looking for their first Premier League win of 2026 after four successive top-flight draws to start the year, and the frustrations of the fans were evident following the final whistle in the Burnley game.

Liverpool produced one of its better performances of the season against the Clarets, but Marcus Edwards' second-half strike secured a point for the Premier League's 19th-placed team after Florian Wirtz had opened the scoring in the first half.

Aldridge took to social media to say that he himself was "so frustrated" with the draws and that he "fully understood the crowd's reaction to the results".

The boos were mentioned to Liverpool head coach Arne Slot in his post-game press conference, and he also said that he understood why the fans were so vocal at full-time.

"Yes, in my head it wasn't a boo, but in my head it was frustration as well," Slot said. "We are Liverpool and we play against Burnley.

"We have to give them credit [for] how they defended, cleared balls off the line, all the things you want to see if you are a Burnley manager, players that try to do everything to prevent us from scoring.

"But if we, as Liverpool, are not disappointed anymore by having a draw at home against Burnley, then something is completely wrong.

"I completely understand the frustration. I can tell you I have the same and the players definitely have the same frustration as the fans have."

In the eyes of many supporters, the credit that Slot accrued with Liverpool's title win last season has run out and it's time for a managerial change.

But Liverpool reportedly has no intention of making a mid-season change, with the team still in the Champions League and the FA Cup, and also well-placed to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Slot retains the support of his paymasters – but that could change in the summer if Liverpool ends up failing to qualify for next season's Champions League, which is described by The Athletic as a "minimum requirement" for the Dutchman.

The sacking of Xabi Alonso by Real Madrid has added an extra dimension to Liverpool's managerial situation, with the former Reds midfielder likely to be favored by the majority supporters, should the club opt to make a change in the dugout.