Liverpool are out of the Europa League after being beaten 3-1 by Atalanta in the quarter-finals.

The Reds had high hopes of advancing and winning a competition they haven’t triumphed in for over 20 years.

However, Atalanta had other ideas.



It even led to calls that he should be in the running to replace Jurgen Klopp as Reds manager.

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As journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed this week, that is not going to happen.

This is his club now.

And, according to Sky Sports pundit Jay Bothroyd, that really showed after the full-time whistle blew on Thursday.

Bothroyd claimed that Gasperini was so pleased at having advanced to the semi-finals, that he took off his jacket and launched it into the home crowd.

“It’s the first time they’ve reached a major semi-final since 1988, the fireworks are going off, the players are jubilant,” said the former England international.

“The manager actually said before the game if they win the tie he’s going to throw his coat in the stands.

It’s a fantastic night for Atalanta and they deserved it so credit to them.”

Clearly, Gasperini is not going to be Liverpool’s next manager.

He’s perfectly embedded at Atalanta and the Reds have younger, probably better options.

One of those might well be a manager who has drawn plenty of inspiration from Gasperini, though.

Thiago Motta played under the veteran coach while at both Genoa and Inter Milan.

Citing Gasperini as a big influence on his coaching style, Liverpool could be getting the ‘next Gasperini’ if they hire Motta.

As for the original, he’s loving life in Bergamo.