Sven-Goran Eriksson reveals he was close to becoming Liverpool manager

Sven-Goran Eriksson has revealed he once held talks to become Liverpool manager earlier in his career.

The former England boss, who is suffering with terminal cancer, is a boyhood Reds fan and will take charge of Liverpool Legends against Ajax at Anfield on Saturday.

Teasing that the game will be the last of his career, Eriksson shared his gratitude to Liverpool for allowing him to fulfil a life-long dream by taking charge of the Reds at Anfield.

“If I said no (I don’t miss management), I would lie,” he said. “Of course you miss it but I realise that I am a certain age. And at my age, you shouldn’t be a manager.

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“It’s okay, what I have done, I have done and I am happy about that. Now it’s over, almost. Almost. This will be the last game, I suppose! So that’s great.

“It’s like a dream. I could never have dreamt about that. But when I was a manager, I always dreamt about Liverpool. But that never happened.

“It was close once, there were discussions once. Many years ago. With a big name in football in Liverpool, not a player, a director. Before that (David Moores).

“It doesn’t matter, it never happened. But now it happens. When they asked, I thought it was a joke. But they contacted me via my son. I said of course I will come to that.

“It’s for charity which makes it even more lovely. It’ll be great to see. We have to beat Ajax though!

“I am very honoured and thankful to Liverpool that they gave me this opportunity. It’s amazing because I never worked for Liverpool. I’m not like him (John Barnes). He’s a hero. I got invited so thank you for