Premier League giants hit managerial reset button,...
Key takeaways
- Manchester United then confirmed the worst-kept secret in football by turning Michael Carrick's short-term role as head coach into a permanent stay, with the 44-year-old handed a two-year deal at Old Trafford.
- Liverpool's decision to part company with Slot was the latest, and most surprising, managerial change considering he had won the Premier League in his first season in charge at Anfield.
- The chess board has been reset, and a new game is about to begin, just like when Sir Alex Ferguson retired at United in 2013 -- a moment which triggered a football earthquake in the Premier League.
Why this matters: a sports story that could shift standings, legacies, or fan conversations.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is about to dominate the soccer landscape for the next two months, but most of the Premier League giants have already made huge coaching moves that amount to the biggest period of change in over a decade.
Slot's exit from Anfield on Saturday, just two years after arriving from Feyenoord to replace long-time coach Jürgen Klopp, was the fourth major managerial move at the top end of the Premier League in the space of two weeks.
Chelsea made the first change by announcing the appointment of Xabi Alonso as manager less than 24 hours after the club's FA Cup final defeat against Manchester City, with the former Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid coach signing a four-year contract starting on July 1. Manchester United then confirmed the worst-kept secret in football by turning Michael Carrick's short-term role as head coach into a permanent stay, with the 44-year-old handed a two-year deal at Old Trafford.