Thomas Frank is under pressure to keep his job as Tottenham manager, with a new update emerging over his future ahead of Liverpool’s trip to north London.
Arne Slot‘s Reds head to Spurs on Saturday evening, looking to seal back-to-back Premier League wins in their last game before Christmas.
Frank has struggled at Spurs since arriving from Brentford, with his pragmatic style not endearing himself to the fans, and his side sit 11th in the table.
Despite this, reliable journalist David Ornstein has told NBC Sports that the 52-year-old is safe in the job for the time being.
“The word coming out of Tottenham Hotspur tonight is that they fully support Thomas Frank, and they are backing him,” Ornstein said.
“That the leadership at the club, of course, now it’s in a more full-on way, the Lewis family, after Daniel Levy was sacked in September, you could say this was a first sort of true test of their control of the club.
“And everything we’re hearing at the moment is that they are squarely behind Thomas Frank and that they want to see improvement in the team, and also, of course, results.
“Now it’s been a particularly difficult period for them, and there is concern in the fan base clearly.
“There are regular meetings taking place, and we’re told that within these meetings, of course, Thomas Frank and his position are discussed, but not in an abnormal way, and there’s no suggestion coming to us that he is under any immediate threat.”
Frank may seemingly not be under huge pressure, but a resounding defeat at home to Liverpool this weekend could change that.
The champions should be heading to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium confident after two wins in a row in all competitions, also playing Spurs at a good time.
They have won just one of their last five league games, losing three of them, including a 3-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest last Sunday.
If Liverpool can score early, as they did against Brighton, the home crowd could quickly turn on Frank, with patience wearing thin.
He is a manager whose Brentford teams troubled the Reds, though, and Slot’s men will know that a good performance will likely be needed to pick up a victory.
This is Liverpool’s eighth trip to Spurs’ impressive new stadium – they have won four of their six league games there.