Jamie Carragher expresses doubts over Arne Slot and names ideal Jurgen Klopp successor

Jamie Carragher has questioned Liverpool 's interest in Arne Slot and revealed that Thomas Tuchel would be his pick to become the club's new manager.

Slot, 45, has an impressive body of work at Feyenoord and has now emerged as the red-hot favourite to succeed Jurgen Klopp in the summer following reported interest in Xabi Alonso and Ruben Amorim, who now look likely to stay at their respective clubs.

Liverpool and Feyenoord are currently in talks over a compensation package for the Dutchman, who made no secret of his desire to take the top job at Anfield on Thursday night. Carragher, however, has now expressed doubts over Slot's suitability for such a significant role.

Writing in The Telegraph, the former Liverpool defender said: "For the last nine years, Liverpool have possessed one of the top two managers in the world. They are now gambling on the next big thing rather than appointing a proven, real deal.

"I would have given more thorough consideration to a coach like Thomas Tuchel who took on and beat Pep Guardiola in the ultimate test - a Champions League final. Tuchel followed Klopp at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund and did well. It has not worked out at Bayern Munich this season, but you only have to look at Carlo Ancelotti and Unai Emery to recognise how top coaches recover from setbacks.

"If another English club takes Tuchel, that would convince me they will significantly improve, but my sense is Liverpool don’t want a coach with a reputation for being fractious.

"I would prefer a proven winner who could be difficult to manage to a coach who might be easy to manage but still have everything to prove.

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Thomas Tuchel would have been Carragher's pick to succeed Jurgen Klopp
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"My overriding concern is this: does Slot move to England ready to take on Guardiola for the Premier League and Champions League? The new Liverpool manager must say from the outset he is here to win, not just compete."

Like Klopp, Tuchel will be a free agent in the summer after it was confirmed he and Bayern Munich would part ways at the end of his current contract.

The former Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund chief won last year's Champions League after replacing Julian Nagelsmann at the Allianz Arena and has already been linked with a host of Europe's elite, including Manchester United.

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