Arne Slot still believes he has full support of Liverpool board

Arne Slot insists he feels the “complete support” of the Liverpool hierarchy as he comes under growing pressure following three consecutive defeats.

After seeing their FA Cup campaign end in a 4-0 quarter-final loss to Manchester City a week ago, Liverpool’s Champions League hopes hang by a thread following Wednesday’s 2-0 quarter-final first leg loss to Paris St Germain.

A 2-1 loss at Brighton in their last league outing left the defending champions fifth, scrapping for Champions League qualification and talk that Slot is fighting for his job, a year on from winning the Premier League, has grown around Anfield.

“I’m repeating myself a lot but I’ve said many times I feel a lot of support, not only from the owners and from Richard (Hughes, sporting director) and Michael (Edwards, chief executive), I feel a lot of support from them as well,” Slot said ahead of Saturday’s match against Fulham.

“But as weird as it might sound, I also feel the support of the fans. We were going out in Paris, when the players went out for the warm-up and the fans, after a 4-0 loss, immediately start singing ‘We love you, Liverpool’.

“And after we were – I think it’s fair to say – outplayed over 90 minutes, we went to the away end and they were still singing for us and clapping for us so that support I’ve felt that constantly.

“I’ve said many times the club knows which period of time we are in and in the meantime I feel complete support.”

Slot’s comments about fan backing came on the eve of planned protests against the club’s decision to raise ticket prices for the next three years in line with inflation.

Amid fears that the club’s hardcore support risks being priced out, Slot was asked about the importance of those in the stands.

“It’s not