Liverpool have been advised to sack Premier League title-winning manager Arne Slot and hire a ‘perfect’ former Chelsea boss as his replacement.

Slot guided Liverpool to the Premier League glory less than 12 months ago but is now facing an uphill battle to avoid the sack.

Liverpool’s title defence never got going, with the Reds slipping to fifth in the table, 21 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

Not only will Liverpool fail to defend their Premier League title but they may also finish outside of the top-five and miss out on Champions League football altogether.

This season’s Champions League represents a chance for Liverpool to salvage their poor campaign but Slot’s side were beaten 2-0 by PSG in the first leg of their quarter-final tie on Wednesday night.

Elimination from Europe could spark Liverpool to sack Slot and World Cup winner Marco Materazzi has named ex-Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca as the ‘perfect’ replacement.

Maresca led Chelsea to a fourth-place finish in the Premier League and to the Conference League title in his one and only season at Stamford Bridge.

The Italian, who has long been earmarked as a possible replacement for his mentor Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, left...