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Wayne Rooney was a gleeful onlooker as Liverpool lost the Merseyside Derby on Wednesday night.

A boyhood Everton fan and former player as well as a Manchester United legend, Rooney has all the ammunition he needs to despise Liverpool.

And, although he did his best to be an impartial onlooker as a pundit for Sky Sports at Goodison Park, the 38-year-old could barely contain his delight.

Whatever Rooney’s feelings though, the 2-0 defeat laid bare the current problems within Liverpool’s squad.

Next to him in the studio, Jamie Carragher tore into Ibrahima Konate in particular.

Beyond that though, the nature of Liverpool’s limp display also highlighted the challenge for he Reds next manager, which looks likely to be Arne Slot.

He has always been vocal in his hatred towards the club.

However, as a man experienced in the rigours of top-level football and a currently out of work manager, his professional opinion is at least worth listening to.

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And speaking after the derby had ended, Rooney suggested that Liverpool could be in for a tough couple of years after Jurgen Klopp leaves.

“I think Jurgen Klopp is almost like a father to a lot of those players,” explained the pundit.

“For those players now to go from Jurgen Klopp to whoever the next manager may be, it’s going to be completely different.

It’s not going to be the same as under Jurgen Klopp, so I think players will find that difficult.

He has been there for quite a long time now, and I think some of the players will want a new challenge and I do believe Liverpool over the next two, three years will be in a transition period.”

As Klopp prepares for his last four games as Liverpool manager, work is ongoing to sort out his replacement.

It now feels virtually certain that Slot will be the man to take the reigns from Klopp.

History would suggest that taking over from such a successful and popular manager is something of a poisoned chalice.
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