Over the past few years, a trend has emerged for clubs to bring former players back and hire them as managers. Chelsea did it – disappointingly – with Frank Lampard, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tried with Manchester United and, most successfully, Arsenal handed former captain Mikel Arteta the reins in 2019. With Jurgen Klopp at the helm, Liverpool have never needed to worry about jumping in on this relatively new phenomenon. But as Klopp prepares to depart, the Reds continue to be linked with hiring former midfielder Xabi Alonso as his successor. Alonso isn’t the only high profile former Liverpool pl…
