Any talk of Liverpool needing to find an heir to Jürgen Klopp should unquestionably be discouraged for as long as possible. As long as the German wants to remain at the helm, the job is his.
An impossible task, will have to find a way of replacing one of the very best managers in its history. Moving on to the next person after someone so successful is never simple.
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As ever, much of the decision over who comes after Klopp will come down to timing.