The Independent · sport

Xabi Alonso’s return to Liverpool felt inevitable – behind the scenes, the reality was always different

From the outside, the club legend appeared the ‘king over the water’ who could have succeeded either Jurgen Klopp or Arne Slot. But in Andoni Iraola, Liverpool identified a head coach who they felt was a better fit for…

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