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Jamie Carragher has stated he would be prepared to pose challenging questions to Arne Slot regarding Liverpool's current struggles, just as he did with former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, but only if the club requests such an interview.
The Reds are experiencing an ongoing crisis that has derailed their Premier League title defence. Saturday's 3-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest marked Liverpool's sixth loss of the campaign, leaving the team in 11th place and already 11 points adrift of Arsenal.
This dismal run of results has intensified scrutiny on Slot. On social media, some supporters have accused Carragher and his Sky Sports colleagues of failing to scrutinize the Dutchman as rigorously as they previously did with former Manchester United boss Ten Hag.
One fan shared a photograph of Neville and Carragher interviewing Ten Hag during his spell at Old Trafford and asked: "Hi @GNev2 @Carra23. When are you two going to sit down with Arne Slot for a proper chat like this."
However, Carragher promptly responded, clarifying that such interviews require approval from Liverpool's hierarchy – just as United's management sanctioned the Ten Hag discussion.
He explained: "When Liverpool ask us! This interview was set up by the Man Utd press office not Sky Sports!!
"ETH first two games had gone horribly wrong so the idea was to help him by speaking to us about football. We asked tough questions so it didn’t look like what it was, a set up!!"
Supporters aren't the only ones criticising both Carragher and Neville amid Liverpool's current predicament.
Ex-United player Rio Ferdinand recently implied that they've been somewhat lenient on Slot compared to Ruben Amorim, the Portuguese manager who found himself under intense scrutiny earlier this season.
On his podcast, Ferdinand stated: "I'II send them [Carragher and Neville] a message, I'll text them.
"They had [asked] Amorim straightaway [about the formation not working] when he weren't winning a few games.
"I'd like to see the same energy for Arne Slot right now, please.
"It's the worst start Liverpool have had to a season since Brendan Rodgers was sacked."
Liverpool will be hoping to regain its form this week with a packed schedule of matches. The Reds face PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League midweek before next weekend's match against West Ham at the London Stadium.
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