Thomas Frank sends warning to Liverpool over Arne Slot's future after Man Utd and Chelsea firings

After Manchester United and Chelsea opted to fire their under-pressure head since the turn of the year, while Tottenham and Liverpool have, so far, opted against pulling the trigger

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank(Image: Harry Murphy/Getty Images)

Thomas Frank gave a telling response to questions about the latest round of Premier League managerial dismissals, which will resonate at Liverpool.

Two of the division’s elite sides have sacked their head coaches in the last week, with Manchester United dismissing Ruben Amorim on Monday, while Enzo Maresca was relieved of his duties at Chelsea on New Year’s Day.

Frank has also faced scrutiny this season, especially with Tottenham Hotspur currently 13th in the table and closer in terms of points to 17th place than the top four. He, along with Arne Slot at Liverpool, has survived the intense media spotlight and calls from a certain proportion of fans for them to be sacked.

Frank insisted that Spurs and other clubs would see long-term benefits if they stick with their head coaches, a sentiment that Liverpool can certainly relate with.

“I'll probably repeat my answer from the last press conference [about Maresca]. We don't know what's happened behind the scenes, that's up to you guys, or journalists following Man United closely,” Frank said, when asked about recent events at Old Trafford.

“It can be something with the head coach, something with the ownership, leadership, it can be misalignment, whatever.

Slot and Frank have so far managed to survive being sacked(Image: 2024 Getty Images)

“Most likely, the most common reason that a head coach is either stopping or getting sacked. I think it's just another example from my point of view, that it's very difficult to achieve sustainable success if you change key personnel in clubs, like the head coach, like the sports directors.

“I think if you think you have the right ones and you're aligned, you need to do it over a long time.

“So now it's two clubs with one and a half years. Again, I'm not judging it, I'm just saying that's actually the fact.

Frank feels Premier League clubs benefit in the long-term from showing faith with their head coaches(Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)

“In that sense, there could be many reasons for it, I just don't know. In this fantastic, beautiful football world, you win one day and play well, you're in heaven, you lose, and you don't play that well, and you're in hell.

“The best clubs, they are aligned: ownership, leadership, and head coach, over time, and you keep the noise out, and you look at the progress behind it.

“It goes up and down, and hopefully over time, more and more up. Then you achieve something big together.

“The three biggest, latest examples of that, of course, are Liverpool, [Manchester] City, and Arsenal.”