Jamie Carragher answers Liverpool sporting director question with apparent confusion over new manager search
Jamie Carragher suggests that Liverpool are searching for their replacement for Jurgen Klopp without a sporting director to aid in the process, as their current one "was always a part-timer."
The topic of sporting directors gained traction this week as the Reds' rivals Manchester United were tipped to recruit Dan Ashworth from Newcastle United's backroom staff to fill that void at Old Trafford and potentially advance Erik ten Hag's project there.
Meanwhile Liverpool - in what has turned out to be Klopp's final season in England after his January announcement - opted to employ the services of Jorg Schmadtke on a short-term deal. His four previous years with Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga stood as testament to his talents as a negotiator, and that translated to his new club last summer when the club reacted to circumstances in order to bring in Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch, all on the back of previous work to sign Alexis Mac Allister.
But now with it confirmed Schmadtke will leave his post along with the rest of Klopp's backroom staff, there is evidently a hint of confusion about the club's current predicament.
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Discussing the role in an overview of English football on the Stick to Football podcast, Gary Neville posed his co-host Carragher the question: "Who is the Director of Football at Liverpool now?"
"They haven't really got one," the former Reds defender frankly responded. Neville followed up: "So who is picking the new manager for Liverpool Football Club?"
Carragher continued, and as he did so suggested Schmadtke's task had practically been
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