Liverpool hero 'feels sorry for' favourite to replace Klopp; names four reasons he should get job

Steve McManaman says “it was a comprehensive stun” to position out that Jurgen Klopp will vacate Liverpool and also has unveiled that he opines to be the number-one combatant to replace him at Anfield.

Klopp’s verdict was decided on Friday morning. It collared us unanimously off guard.

In 2022, the German employer penned a dedication expansion until 2026 yet is kit to leave 2 years early.

Speaking to TNT Sports, former Reds winger McManaman asserted it was a “stun” to position out the news yet admits the timing is basically instead nice.

“Favor most individuals, it was a comprehensive stun,” he asserted. “I didn’t expect Jurgen to be approximately for the next five or 10 years, yet whenever the news happens, whether it’s at the start, clinic or expire of the season, it would have been a stun posed what the Liverpool fans reckon of him and also what he’s executed for the club.

“I don’t reckon there’s any right time to introduce an news favor this. But a couple of days after they got to Wembley and also they’re sitting instead in 4 rivals; if there’s ever before a time once it’s obtaining compelled in be a minuscule minuscule minuscule more softened, it’s arguably presently.”

Bayer Leverkusen head coach and also ex-Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is the favourite to replace Klopp at Anfield.

The Spaniard is implementing a beautiful job in Germany and also McManaman opines he will be elevation of Liverpool’s managerial shortlist.

“Xabi will dive right at the elevation of the listing since of the job he is implementing at Bayer Leverkusen,” he asserted.

“I feel mildly sorry for him that the news has took elbowroom since he’s obtaining compelled in be bugged presently from mainstay to post, answering misgivings once he’s implementing an dramatic job himself.

“He’s spearheaded Leverkusen to the elevation of the Bundesliga and also having a pleasing opportunity in their cup rivals. They’re in the Europa League wearing Liverpool, strangely sufficient, so he would dive to the elevation of the tree.

“The fact that he’s got a linkage to Liverpool, he comes to be aware what the club is around and also was entailed in the 2005 Victors League win versus Milan, unquestionably helps.

“I reckon most the Liverpool fans, unquestionably, the individuals that live in Liverpool and also come to be aware the elbowroom, will earmark him as a guy that’s wanted.”

McManaman doesn’t reckon Liverpool will be able to readily snag Alonso from Leverkusen, yet.

He proceeded: “It’s obtaining compelled in be hard to prise him away from Bayer Leverkusen at this minute in time since he’s singular been there 16 or 17 months.

“He’s executed such an miraculous job in such a brief elbowroom of time and also could yearn to clarified the job himself. But of course, the speculation is obtaining compelled in be rife presently since of his relationship wearing Liverpool, the panache of play he’s enforcing over there, and also understands every little thing that you have to establish around Liverpool.

“Liverpool will have executed their due persistance in glaring at managers, favor they implement their due persistance and also delicacy at players and also every singular placement.

“There will be a listing of managers for the likely departure of Jurgen Klopp. And the fact that it’s took elbowroom presently, is they’ll start to impose it.

“Most distinctly no unpredictability Jurgen will have a case and also they’ll unquestionably be other individuals will be sitting approximately tables going wearing unanimously of these upward-and also-unborn managers throughout Europe and also the planet.”

McManaman then contrasted Klopp to former Liverpool greats Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley and also Kenny Dalglish.

“It’s hard since Bill Shankly initiated things, Bog Paisley obeyed on and also was exceptionally effective. Then Joe Fagan and also Kenny Dalglish came in.

“They were unanimously effective in their super own right. It’s hard to case yet he’s unquestionably in the elaboration. As long as you’re effective wearing Liverpool, and also add a prize to add to the history of triumphes, you’ll be spoken around in soaring stipulations.

“Putting on Jurgen and also the personal charm of the dude, that’s what individuals guarded onto and also value. Vocally, a guy favor him and also Bill Shankly succeed.

“Bob Paisley and also Kenny Dalglish were a comprehensive quantity quieter. Whereas Jurgen is forthright and also perpetrated, and also I reckon he’s unquestionably pertained to as one of the impeccable.”