Paul Joyce aims brutal dig at Gary Neville’s lack of insider Liverpool knowledge

Liverpool have had a brilliant start to life under Arne Slot but some are assuming that our new head coach was never first choice, something Paul Joyce wanted to address.

Writing for The Times, the northern football correspondent: ‘Liverpool’s inquiries meant they already knew Alonso was not considering changing clubs for at least another season.

‘That gave them cover to work quietly, while outwardly the clamour grew, and the reality is that Slot was the only coach to whom Richard Hughes...