Evangelos Marinakis, the Greek shipping magnate and Liverpool owner whose £3.5B fortune has bankrolled the Reds’ 2025 title chase, stormed out of his Anfield seat at halftime of the October 18, 2025, Manchester United clash, fuming over Arne Slot’s “dismal display” that left the score 0-0 and the Kop in mutiny, sources to The Athletic claiming the 58-year-old is “ready to sack” the Dutch manager after a first half of “tactical trainwreck” with 42% possession and zero shots on target. The row, amid a 2025 campaign that’s seen Liverpool top the table with 25 points from 10 games, has sparked 4.2M #MarinakisMeltdown posts, fans fracturing between “Slot out!” and “Give him time!”

The “half-time hissy”? A half-time of havoc: Slot, 47, appointed in 2024 after Klopp’s exit, faced a “thunderclap” from Marinakis, who left with executives after a 30th-minute tackle on Salah that earned a yellow for Maguire, the “dismal” a dismal of “no creativity” from Diaz and Nunez (0 key passes). “He’s lost the plot—Arne’s gone if no win,” a source whispered, the “sack” a sack from a 2025 season of 7 wins and 3 draws, but the “fury” a fury forged in FSG’s £1B investment (Endo, Gakpo, Szoboszlai). Slot’s post-match “we’ll fight” a fight that’s fought against the “axe” since a 2025 Europa slip (2nd in group).

The “fans freaking”? A frenzy of fault: #LIVMUNMadness trends with 3.2M posts, “Sack Slot!” vs. “Marinakis meddle?” The “redefines saga”? A clarion call: Liverpool’s 2025 “bounce-back” speech (Klopp’s legacy, 1 UCL) amplifies the “struggle,” the “thunderclap” a thunder for the “thunder” of Anfield’s roar (58k attendance).

This isn’t owner outburst; it’s an omen of upheaval, Marinakis’ “walkout” a walkout of the walkout. The fury? Ferocious. October 18? Not half – a half-time. Fans? Flooded with fire. The world’s watching – whispering “what next?” Slot’s saga? Saga of suspense.