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The former Liverpool midfielder, now in charge of Qatari Stars League side Al Ahli, has mused on a range of topics from the effects of the 2022 World Cup in the region, his own coaching style and what he likes most about Arne Slot.

But when the 2005 Champions League final is inevitably put to Biscan, he can't help but cast his mind back to one of the most famous nights in Anfield history.

"Oh yeah!



An unused substitute on the night but he played a big part in helping Rafa Benitez's side throughout their march to Istanbul, featuring in eight games across the campaign before the showpiece with AC Milan, which was won on penalties after three second-half goals in six unforgettable minutes even the score up at the Ataturk Stadium.

Now a coach in Qatar, Biscan is able to tap into the expertise of former bosses like Benitez and the man who brought him to Liverpool, Gerard Houllier, to use in his own brand of management.

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"It's never easy to speak about yourself, I would love to play football with a lot of energy, with the ball, take risks, build up from the back," Biscan says of his own style.

He has fewer household names for European football fans but enters the new campaign with Germany international Julian Draxler, while Reds legend Roberto Firmino now also plies his trade in Qatar, having recently switched to champions Al Sadd.

"Of course, when you compare the leagues [Qatar to Saudi], you have to compare the countries as well and Saudi Arabia is a massive country, you know, much bigger than Qatar," Biscan says.

"Then you can compare the tactics or the strategy, I would say, of getting these leagues on a higher level.

One of the major differences is Qatar already had a World Cup, so maybe people thought it would peak around the World Cup and it is interesting to see how it will continue after the World Cup.

"Saudi Arabia, I would say, is just at the beginning but it is really, really strong.

Qatar is also, I would say, doing a really clever job in bringing in big names but also trying to develop the league with younger players.

"Each team has two players who are preparing to become national players and it has been a long story of them developing young players in their academies for a stronger national team one day.

"So the leagues are similar in ways but also different in some.

It is very difficult to predict how Saudi will go but after the World Cup.

The 47-year-old adds: "I mean, all the people who came to Doha to watch a World Cup in 2022, they might have an impression or experienced this country and this place like myself and back then I can say my experience was a very positive one.

"I was just a visitor, I was not working or living here but the lifestyle and the place now, it is very positive.