Who is making Liverpool next manager decision explained as Jurgen Klopp successor hunt begins
Liverpool have been dealt the body blow that Jurgen Klopp will leave after nine years as the search for a next manager begins.
The German ranks among the most successful tacticians to take the helm at Anfield along the likes of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. After ending the wait for a Premier League title and adding a Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup to the honours, Friday sparked the countdown till the end as it was announced that Klopp would be relinquishing control as the Reds head coach at the end of the season.
Xabi Alonso, Roberto De Zerbi and Zinedine Zidane are among the names touted as the next man through the door on Merseyside. Alonso, currently in charge of Bayer Leverkusen, has already faced questions over a return to Anfield in a managerial capacity.
Liverpool heart has been ripped out and FSG have big questions to answer after Jurgen Klopp exit
Jurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool after bombshell announcement
For the first time since Brendan Rodgers was sacked in October 2015, Liverpool will begin their search for a new name in the Anfield dugout. Speaking during Friday's press conference Liverpool Chief Executive Officer, Billy Hogan, revealed that both he and Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon will be among those involved in the process.
"It’s obviously a sad day but it’s also one that [is] a credit to Jürgen, he’s come to the decision he wanted to give the club the opportunity to go through what will be an orderly process and that’s not easy to do if this news isn’t public," Hogan said.
"We will go through that process, as we have done in the past – the same process that brought us Jürgen almost nine years ago – and that’s something that we will do in private, that will be done with, as
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