Jurgen Klopp is now the favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job

Jurgen Klopp is now favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job in the wake of Liverpool‘s dire 3-1 defeat to Leicester.

The German shot to the top of the list after he declared that the Reds’ title hopes were over following another calamitous second-half collapse that sees Liverpool on the verge of dropping out of the top four. 

The Premier League champions are now 13 points behind leaders Manchester City, who in contrast have equalled a league record in securing nine straight wins since the turn of the year. 

Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp is now the favourite Premier League manager to next leave his job

Klopp has presided over a disastrous Reds run in which they have taken nine points from 30

The latest defeat to the Foxes is yet another sign of a very worrying trend for Liverpool in which they have become brittle when conceding. 

Klopp’s men let in three goals in just seven minutes against Leicester, less than a week after they leaked four goals in 45 minutes against City. They have now lost four of their last six games, and taken a miserable nine points from a possible 30.

A markedly subdued Klopp said after the Leicester game: ‘Yes, I’m conceding. I don’t think we can close the gap to City.’

‘At the moment it’s tough,’ he added. ‘But the only way out of the situation is to play good football, fight and work hard. That’s what we will do, we have to. We’ll get the results and see where we end up.’ 

An unexpected problem for Liverpool recently has been the disastrous form of goal-keeper Alisson, whose blunders have highlighted the issues Liverpool have in defence.

Klopp said his team ‘have to avoid mistakes, we have to avoid misunderstandings,’ such as the comical collision between Alisson and new defender Ozan Kabak that gifted Leicester their second goal. 

Close behind the German in terms of leaving his job is second-place Jose Mourinho, whose Tottenham side crumbled in a disappointing 3-0 defeat to City on Saturday evening.

The defeat sees Spurs fall 17 points behind the league leaders, and they have now lost five of their last six games in all competitions.  

Ozan Kabak and Alisson collided to allow Jamie Vardy a simple finish to put Leicester ahead