Liverpool have parted company with Arne Slot after just two seasons in charge after the Dutchman fell short of defending the Premier League title he won during his debut campaign with the Reds.
With a once-dominant team seemingly disintegrating in front of him as the season rolled on, the 47-year-old was only able to oversee an underwhelming fifth-place finish in his second year at Anfield, leading to his dismissal on Saturday.
While it may seem callous to sack a manager almost exactly a year on from lifting a league title, Slot's dismissal is hardly without precedent. Indeed, many of the top clubs across Europe's big five leagues having pulled the plug on managers 12 months on (or sooner) after winning a league title over the course of the past two decades. Let's take a look.
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Slot effectively continued Jürgen Klopp's legacy at Anfield by delivering the Premier League title in 2024-25, winning the league by a 10-point margin. However, things gradually began to fall apart in the Dutchman's second season in charge and a fifth-place finish (25 points off the top) coupled with underwhelming cup runs and a high-profile quarrel with departing hero Mohamed Salah appear to have sealed his fate.
Don't worry Arne, getting sacked the season after you've won the title happens more than you think! Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images Claudio Ranieri at Leicester City Ranieri did the unthinkable at Leicester in 2015-16 when he took a team ranked as 5000-1 rank outsiders to the Premier League title. Powered by Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kanté, the Foxes defied the odds to emerge as champions of England. Ranieri then signed a four-year contract extension in August 2016 only for a disastrous run of form the following season (during which his side plummeted toward the relegation zone) to bring his once-glorious tenure to a premature end in February 2017.
No strangers to managerial churn, Chelsea have plenty of previous when it comes to sacking successful coaches.