TalkSPORT presenter Jason Cundy says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp could come under pressure if the Reds fall out of contention for Champions League qualification.

The German has won nearly every major trophy since arriving at Anfield seven years ago but Cundy used the example of Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea to demonstrate that teams in better positions have already decided to sack their manager this season:

“I said not long ago is there any reason why Klopp can’t be sacked? This was after [Thomas] Tuchel got sacked by Chelsea. Chelsea were above Liverpool in the league and at that stage had a better start to the Champions League group stage, that was the situation.”

“Klopp anytime soon I don’t believe is going to be talked about [leaving]. But there’s a stat I heard today that I found astonishing. In the same amount of games as Brendan Rodgers’ final season, they were 10th but with two points less when Brendan got the sack.”

“Now obviously what Klopp has done for Liverpool Football Club in the last six years has been absolutely remarkable. But the money-men upstairs, if it looks like Liverpool might miss out on the top four, let me tell you some stranger decisions have been made. That’s all I’m going to say.”

While Cundy is correct in saying that Chelsea were performing better than Liverpool when Tuchel was sacked, he does neglect to mention that the Blues’ decided to part ways with their manager because of differences between Tuchel and the new ownership. On top of that, he wasn’t coming into the season off the back of nearly winning the quadruple like Klopp.

Pundits do have short memories and, while there can be justifiable criticism of Klopp for the way this campaign has started, nobody is seriously questioning his position in the dugout.