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There are no next Liverpool manager betting odds available yet, but what does Slot need to do to stave off the vultures and ensure he can have a long and happy time in charge at Anfield?

Be right in the PL Title Race

Liverpool had a very quiet transfer window, with Slot publicly stating that it was not ideal to be taking charge of a club in a summer which saw both the Copa America and Euro 2024 played.

That means Slot will be largely working with the same group that Klopp led to a third-place finish in his last season at Liverpool, with the Reds having finished nine points behind champions City.

Liverpool are the only team to have broken City's run of dominance in recent years and Slot's task will be to narrow that large gap and ensure the Reds are genuine challengers for honours.

After a year away, Liverpool are also back in the Champions League this season. Slot has managed in Europe's premier club competition before, but the newly expanded structure of the tournament for the 2024-25 season will pose a fresh challenge, with more group games. A bloated fixture list will see Slot need to rotate cleverly, protecting all of his key players.

Persuade Salah to Stay

Among the primary issues concerning Slot is that a trio of Liverpool's most important players are all in the final year of their contracts and could walk away for nothing in the summer of 2024.

Speculation over Mohamed Salah's future has been a constant background present in the past couple of years, with the huge funds available in Saudi Arabia suggesting he could head there.

Salah remains one of the jewels in the Premier League's crown and scoring at Portman Road means the Egyptian has scored more goals on the league's opening weekend than anyone.

With Salah having hit more than 150 Premier League goals, winning the Golden Boot on three occasions, Slot will need to impress the 32-year-old if he is to renew that expiring contract.

Sort New Deals for VVD and TAA 

Salah is not the only Liverpool star to be out of contract at the end of the current season. Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are both in the last year of their deals and getting them tied down to fresh terms will be right at the top of Slot's in-tray in his manager's office.

Ahead of the new season starting, Dutch defender Van Dijk told reporters that he had not yet been offered an extension to his current contract, even though he is the captain of the club. 

The 33-year-old, who was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for the 2023-24 season, the fourth time he has received the offer, is heading into his seventh year at Anfield. Salah and Van Dijk were cornerstones of the Klopp era, but would Slot prefer new blood?

While Salah and Van Dijk could be forgiven for fancying a fresh challenge at the end of their careers, it feels inconceivable that Trent Alexander-Arnold could leave his boyhood club.

Deemed by many to be a future Liverpool captain, the 25-year-old is reportedly a transfer target for Real Madrid, who would be able to make him a contract offer in January of next year.

Alexander-Arnold has dodged questions about his future to date, but Liverpool will be determined to keep one of their leading lights at the club for years to come.

Slot is head coach at Liverpool, rather than manager, which suggests he will not be taking an active role in transfer and contract matters. However, he surely has a crucial task to persuade Alexander-Arnold, who might see his future playing in midfield, not at right-back, to stay.

Win Over the Fans

Liverpool supporters seem happy with Slot so far, with sadness over Klopp's departure slowly making way for excitement about the club heading into a new era with Slot in charge.

Klopp called on Liverpool fans to give Slot their backing but the Anfield crowd can be tough to please. Roy Hodgson was unable to convince supporters that he was the right man for the job and, although Slot initially seems to be a better fit than the Englishman, opinions can turn fast.

With elite managers such as the Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso potentially being available in the summer of 2025, Slot has to make the honeymoon period last if he is to stay long-term.