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He is also known to prefer investing in younger talents, with more experienced players rarely handed lucrative long-term contracts.

With that in mind, tonight could also be the last European match for some of Liverpool’s older star players – Mohamed Salah, in particular.

After penning a three-year deal in 2022, which made him the highest paid player in Liverpool’s history, the forward’s contract expires in 2025.

While Salah, who turns 32 in June, remains Liverpool’s most potent attacker, Edwards may argue that the club is best off cashing in on him this summer, rather than handing him a new deal that would keep him in Merseyside until his mid-30s or risk him leaving for free at the end of next season.

Telegraph Sport reported in 2023 that teams in Saudi Arabia, including Al-Ittihad, were willing to splash more than £150 million on Salah last summer – a sum that may be deemed too high for Liverpool to turn down – should another such offer arrive.

Were Klopp to stay on as manager, he might have pushed for Salah to receive a new deal and stay at the club

What links Red Star Belgrade’s Rajko Miti? Stadium, Poland’s Miejski ?ód? Stadium and Atalanta’s Gewiss Stadium?

Hopefully absolutely nothing by the end of the night. 

Liverpool historians will be fretful, however, that tonight’s venue will be an addition to a future question on the TV show ‘Only Connect’ - the final European destinations for legendary Kop bosses.

In 1973, the Serbian venue was where Bill Shankly ended his European exertions as a Liverpool manager.  Unfancied Widzew Lodz stopped Bob Paisley signing off with another European Cup in 1983, defeating Liverpool in the European Cup quarter-final.

Now Jurgen Klopp is hoping he has at least two more cities to visit before he passes the torch to his yet-to-be named successor.

 Having led Liverpool to the great football cathedrals of Madrid, Milan, Paris and Barcelona over the past nine years, this would feel like a low-key end to Klopp’s celebrated adventures on the continent

Atalanta won 3-0 at Anfield a week ago thanks to a double from former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca and a goal from former Chelsea player Mario Pasalic.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is hoping to evoke the spirit of their Champions League semi-final comeback against Barcelona in 2019
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