I spoke to Michael Edwards the other day about Liverpool return - FSG have to try and bring him back

Liverpool legend Steve McManaman has urged FSG to bring former sporting director Michael Edwards back to the club.

Edwards left the Reds in the summer of 2022 following a successful 11-year stint at the club, before later setting up his own data consultancy company - Ludonautics.

However, with Jurgen Klopp confirmed to be stepping down as manager in the summer, and with Liverpool also in need of a new sporting director following Jorge Schmadtke’s exit at the end of January, FSG are trying to lure Edwards back to the club in a more senior role.

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Mike Gordon, the FSG president, approached Edwards after Klopp's decision to stand down in the summer was made public in January, only to be instantly rebuffed. However, the ECHO reported last month that the Liverpool owners believe they can still tempt their former sporting director into reversing his decision.

McManaman knows Edwards well and actually lives near the 44-year-old. And he’s revealed that he recently spoke to the former Reds sporting director about a possible Anfield return following the reports that FSG want to bring him back to the club, though is unsure whether such a move could become reality.

“They should try and bring Michael back! Of course, they should,” he exclusively told the ECHO, when speaking ahead of Sparta Prague v Liverpool, live exclusively on TNT Sports. “Funnily enough, I spoke to him the other day about it as well because he lives by me and I see him regularly.

“I don’t know in what capacity they would want to bring him back. I don’t know. I think Michael has