I don’t think Liverpool will get rid of Arne Slot - I’m not sure who they’d bring in

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Emile Heskey has been speaking about the future of Liverpool head coach Arne Slot ahead of tonight's Champions League clash against GalatasarayFormer Liverpool favourite Emile Heskey has demanded more leadership from Arne Slot’s players to ease the scrutiny on the head coach.Slot led Liverpool to the Premier League title in his debut campaign in charge at Anfield after taking over from Jurgen Klopp.But the Dutchman’s second season has been much more challenging and Sunday’s disappointing 1-1 home draw with struggling Tottenham Hotspur has increased the pressure.The result left the defending champions fifth in the table and a huge 21 points behind leaders Arsenal.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageWith their hopes of retaining the title long gone, Liverpool’s main aim now is to secure a high enough finish to qualify for next season’s Champions League.But another way of doing that is by winning the competition itself and tonight they host Galatasaray in a huge round of 16 second-leg tie (8pm kick-off).And ahead of the tie, which sees the Turkish champions lead 1-0 from the first leg, Heskey said: “Ultimately I do think some of the blame has to go to the management.

Don’t get me wrong, I think they had half an eye on the Champions League game, but I still think we could have and should have done better than what we saw.“Other than (Dominik) Szoboszlai, and probably the young lad (Rio) Ngumoha, there weren’t many standouts that you could say had an exceptional game.“So it’s tough to see where we stand at the moment, and I would quite like to see some more leadership from the team too.”But it is Slot who is feeling the most heat after his inconsistent side, who face a massive FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City on the other side of the international break, dropped more points against Tottenham.The 47-year-old has been given the support of the club’s off-the-field team throughout the season.But Heskey, who scored 60 goals in 223 appearances for the Reds, winning four major trophies, believes Slot’s long-term prospects could depend on what happens between now and the end of the campaign.“I think it all depends on, one, where we finish, and two, how the Champions League goes,” said the ex-England forward to BetVictor Online Casino.“I expect him to be there next season, to be honest with you. Liverpool are not a club that will just jump and get rid of managers.“Don’t get me wrong, this hasn’t been a great defence of the title.

So inevitably the manager will come under scrutiny.“But like I said, I don’t think Liverpool are a club that will go knee-jerk and get rid of him, because the question is: who do you bring in? There isn’t a plethora of choices out there that will match who Liverpool are”After this evening’s Galatasaray match, the Reds head to Brighton & Hove Albion for their final fixture before the international break.