Chelsea handed brutal Liam Rosenior sack verdict ahead of Liverpool showdown in May

“I do not see any point in keeping Liam Rosenior in this role when it’s spiralling downhill as fast as it is.”

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Will Rosenior make it to Chelsea’s visit to Liverpool?

Will the 41-year-old still be in charge of Chelsea by the time they face Liverpool next month? There have been conflicting reports in that regard.

Football Insider reported that the Stamford Bridge hierarchy would like to stick with him going into next season, although CFC insider Simon Phillips claimed this morning that ‘he could be sacked today’ and that he ‘basically pretty much said goodbye to all his staff and his players’ after the 3-0 loss to Brighton.

The Blues could be effectively or even mathematically out of the Champions League race by the time they visit Anfield, but if the Reds were to drop points against Crystal Palace and Manchester United and Rosenior is sacked in the meantime, the Chelsea game could become a whole lot trickier.

If the west Londoners dispense with their current boss and bring in an interim replacement before 9 May, could they benefit from ‘new manager bounce’ when they play Liverpool? Might they have closed the gap to fifth place by then?

The uncertainty over their head coach’s immediate future (something Slot has also had in recent weeks) may well add to the narrative around the upcoming version of this grudge match, and the Reds must ensure that they take care of their own business in the meantime.