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Liverpool’s under-18 coach will leave his post at the end of this season.

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson has spent 10 years within the club’s academy ranks since joining to oversee the U14 and later U15/16 age groups at Kirkby.

The 46-year-old was instrumental in the development of several players that became first-team figures including Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah.

Both defenders were integral members of the club’s U18 team which reached the FA Youth Cup final in 2021, narrowly losing 2-1 to Aston Villa.

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But Bridge-Wilkinson is now set to depart the Reds, who reluctantly accepted his resignation, in order to pursue a new challenge starting this summer.

He said: “It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since I joined LFC but now it is time to move on to a new challenge.

“The Academy is a special place and it’s been an absolute pleasure to be part of the team for the past decade.

“I’d like to thank Alex Inglethorpe and Nick Marshall for giving me the opportunity and placing faith in me to move up through the age groups.

“A massive thank you, too, to all the coaching staff and the support team.

“Being a part of players’ journeys at such an important stage of their development is a huge privilege and I’ll continue to follow their careers closely.”