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Liverpool may want to turn their attention to Brentford boss Thomas Frank in their search for Jurgen Klopp’s successor.

After Xabi Alonso opted to remain at Bayern Munich and Ruben Amorim reportedly entered talks with West Ham, the Reds are said to have eyed Feyenoord’s Arne Slot - but they may have a better option closer to home in the highly-rated Frank.

Brentford have won admirers for their style during Frank’s tenure.

The German admitted that he builds teams to be difficult to beat - and saw that same quality in the visiting Bees.

“Top performance, top result, super difficult opponent," Klopp said after the game.

And then outside of set-pieces, they have really good ideas.

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“More than 20 years ago when I started my career [with Mainz 05], I wanted to create a team that nobody wants to play against, and we faced that team today.”

Meanwhile, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold said of Klopp’s tactics: “He doesn’t want us to be the best team in the world, he doesn’t want us to play the best football in the football, but he wants us to be the hardest team to beat, that every team fears thinking that to beat us, they need to do something special and that’s the mentality he’s instilled in us.”

The similarities between Klopp’s style and Frank’s are clear.

Unlike Slot, the 50-year-old boasts three years of Premier League experience and has solidified Brentford’s status as Premier League regulars - an admirable achievement given the club’s resources.

He is best placed to be the continuity candidate for Klopp’s sustained pressure on Manchester City despite inferior funds.


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