Dion Fanning: Panic has defined Jurgen Klopp’s final days 

Klopp made Liverpool’s best ideas better but he also ensured that the club’s failings were less pronounced. Without him, life may be more comfortable for some, but that doesn’t mean it will be better.

FINAL GAMES: Jurgen Klopp made Liverpool’s best ideas better but he also ensured that the club’s failings were less pronounced. Pic: Thomas Ash

Four days after Jurgen Klopp announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, it was reported that Michael Edwards had turned down an offer to return to the club.

Edwards had joined Liverpool in 2011 as head of performance and analysis before becoming sporting director in 2016. Liverpool’s smart approach to recruitment was shaped by Edwards. Most notably he is credited with persuading Klopp in 2017 to pursue Mo Salah over Julian Brandt, who was Klopp’s preference.