The celebration of Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool tenure that takes place on the final day of the season will be an emotional occasion whether the Reds have won the Premier League or not.

With Xabi Alonso already having ruled himself out to remain at Bayer Leverkusen for another season, there is a question mark remaining over who it might be that takes charge when the current regime departs with the extension research still being undertaken.

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When the news broke on Amorim, Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher had a quick response on social media.

He has done some excellent work on the south coast and the Italian is clearly a manager who is heading for the very top.

The aversion to him in some quarters seems to stem from the fact that he is more of a known quantity (having worked in the Premier League already) rather than being based on anything more factual.

Hughes has a lot of knowledge of Serie A and tried to bring De Zerbi to England before Brighton did.

But by the same logic, there should be another name that Liverpool considers as its coach.

Hughes didn't end up bringing De Zerbi to the Premier League because Brighton beat him to it, but he did sign Andoni Iraola last summer.

It was a hugely controversial move to replace Gary O'Neil with the former Rayo Vallecano boss, but it has paid off.

If anything, he has adapted to the circumstances more quickly than many who were outraged at O'Neil's dismissal might have anticipated.

It would be a wildcard option for Liverpool, clearly.