Christian Falk explains how close Liverpool came to appointing Amorim before ‘bitter’ plot twist

In a parallel universe, we could now be talking about Ruben Amorim rather than Arne Slot as the next head coach of Liverpool.

For most of April, the Sporting Lisbon boss had seemed the leading contender to take over from Jurgen Klopp this summer, but that proposed move ultimately didn’t happen.

Christian Falk has now revealed just how close the Reds’ hierarchy actually came to appointing the 39-year-old, who was on the cusp of getting the job before a sudden plot twist outside his control altered the course of events decisively.