Ex-Wales manager breaks silence on 'no-brainer' decision to join Liverpool

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People like Jay Spearing and the staff I have got there, it is an incredible place to work and I am loving it. Page led Wales to the 2022 World Cup (Image: Getty Images) "I had a conversation with Alex and came over, had a look around the place and probably didn't even contemplate it until I had that conversation with Alex.

"I knew I wanted a project, I didn't just want to go back into management, I wanted something that made it exciting for me. "And one of the best parts of my coaching career so far was watching the Wales U21s, watching them develop as young players and to be given the opportunity to do that at a club like Liverpool was a no-brainer and I am loving it." Page, who earned 41 caps for Wales during his playing career before managing the nation at U17s, U19s, U21s, and senior level, continued: "Whether it is getting players into the first team at Liverpool or a career in the game, that is the aim.

And because I have been a club manager, it makes it a bit more real for the players as well. "When I was a club manager, I wasn't overwhelmed by the U21s league.