The list of Liverpool's managerial targets is shrinking, with Xabi Alonso vowing to stay at Bayer Leverkusen after leading them to the Bundesliga title, and speculation involving Amorim drying up. Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi, meanwhile, is not thought to be a high priority for the Merseyside outfit.

Whoever steps in at Anfield has huge shoes to fill, with Klopp going toe-to-toe with Man City and Arsenal in a bid to win his second Premier League title. The 56-year-old, who informed the Liverpool hierarchy in November of his plans to stand down, has also won an FA Cup, two Carabao Cups and the Champions League since landing at the club in 2015.

The Reds are back in action on Wednesday evening as they head to local rivals Everton, in a must-win game to stay within touching distance of their fellow title challengers.