Club legends as managers: Di Matteo won Blues UCL, Arteta is thriving at Arsenal
It can be difficult to resist the urge of a major club, let alone one where you have already carved your name into the hearts of fans and the annals of folklore alike.
Bayer Leverkusen manager and Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso is being touted as the man to replace Jurgen Klopp after the shock announcement of his departure from Anfield at the end of the season.
The Spanish World Cup winner enjoyed a stellar spell at the Reds, helping them over the line in thrilling fashion to win their fifth Champions League title back in 2005, and duly earned his place in the pantheon of Liverpool greats as a result.
Should he return to Anfield, he would not exactly be the first legend to return home to the dugout - over the years Premier League clubs have opted to hire club icons as managers, with very mixed results.
Here, Mail Sport looks at six fan favourites who returned to manage in the Premier League and how their reigns went.
Kenny Dalglish is an all-time legend as both a player and manager at Liverpool.
As the former, the Scottish striker made 515 appearances, scored 172 goals, and won six English league Championships, the FA Cup, four League Cups, three European Cups and a European Super Cup during his 13 years on Merseyside.
He became a player-manager in 1985 and went on to win three First Divisions and two FA Cups before resigning in 1991.
Dalglish returned to Liverpool after more than a decade away from management in January 2011, replacing Roy Hodgson, and oversaw an upturn in results and signed a three-year contract as manager at the end of the season.
The next season he guided Liverpool to their first major trophy in six years, winning the EFL Cup in February 2012, and reached the FA Cup, but was sacked at the end of the season
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