Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp may have quit by now had Arteta’s Arsenal request been accepted | Football | Sport

Given how crucial he is to Klopp, it could even be worth pondering whether the latter would still be at the club without him. But fear not, Liverpool fans, despite Lijnders’ public desire to return to management someday, he’s likely to be alongside Klopp for another four years.

It would certainly be interesting to venture into another reality where he decided to join forces with Arteta in north London. Arsenal and Liverpool’s recent fortunes could have contrasted, or, who knows, Lijnders could’ve been across the dugout to Klopp as the Gunners’ boss.

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