The startling Premier League table since Liverpool won the title in April 2025

Liverpool have got fewer league points than Manchester United and Brighton since being confirmed as Premier League champions in April 2025. That might explain why they’ve sacked Arne Slot, then.

“That this was a difficult decision for us to make as a club goes without saying,” Liverpool’s ownership group published in a joint statement.

“The contribution Arne has made to Liverpool FC in the time that he has been with us has been significant, meaningful and – most importantly of all to supporters and ourselves – successful.

“As such, our appreciation for everything he has achieved could not be greater, particularly as it was underpinned by a work ethic, a diligence and a level of expertise which further underlined our view that he is a leader in his field.

Apart from a brief flurry at the start of 2025-26, Liverpool have been out of form since sealing the title last season.

The Reds were so dominant that they won the league four games before the end of the 2024-25 campaign.

As Spurs were thrashed 5-1 at a gloriously sunny Anfield, clinching Liverpool’s first league title in front of their own supporters since 1990, there was little inkling of what was to come.

But Slot’s side failed to win any of their remaining matches, perhaps understandably treating those May fixtures as an extended victory parade.

The optimism remained undimmed and only grew after a summer transfer window spend of over £400million on the likes of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak.

Even their start to the 2025-26 season sustained the illusion, although four of their five Premier League victories came through late winners.

But defeat at Crystal Palace towards the end of September 2025 acted as a brutal reality check. Defeats to Chelsea, Manchester United and Brentford quickly followed in a string of worsening performances.

There were brief signs of a revival, but Liverpool are ending the season in wretched form.

This ultimately explains why Slot has departed his post; Liverpool have been nowhere near where they aspire to be, and their spent on transfers and wages suggests they ought to be, for well over a year now.

Note: to create this table, we’ve used our sister site Football365 and their brilliant Premier League Tables resource – a goldmine for creating and exploring custom tables.

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