Liverpool could not have made a more perfect decision when choosing who to replace Jurgen Klopp last summer.

The search to find a successor for Klopp was a daunting one, with the German’s reign being ended two years ahead of schedule.

Plenty of candidates were seemingly considered, with Xabi Alonso being seen as the early, outstanding option.

Ultimately, not everyone was behind the decision to hand the keys to Arne Slot, but the Dutchman has since proven to be a perfect fit at Liverpool.

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The selection of Slot has looked even better considering that Ruben Amorim had also been under consideration at Anfield.

Amorim has since joined Manchester United, where he has looked like a fish out of water.

Now, almost one year on from Liverpool deciding against the Portuguese coach, new details about the deliberation process have been revealed.



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There was a time during the selection process where Amorim looked like the front-runner for Liverpool.

Having done so superbly well as a young manager at Sporting, the appeal of the 40-year-old was clear.

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And according to a new report from The Times, Liverpool especially liked Amorim’s proven ability to keep his players fit.

In fact, it is claimed that the former Benfica midfielder came in ‘top of their metrics’ in this regard.

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However, it is also suggested the Reds were all too aware that Amorim’s ‘distinctive system and needs’ would mean a major rebuild of the Liverpool squad was needed.

With players having to be brought in to suit Amorim’s style of play, Liverpool reportedly calculated that it would cost them £400m to ‘re-quip’ the squad in his image.

We’re not quite sure how Liverpool will have arrived at this £400m figure.

That is an extraordinary sum to make just a few tweaks here and there.

The major difference in the way Amorim likes to play is of course that he prefers a system with three central defenders and two very attacking wing-backs.

In terms of the full-back positions, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold would surely have been fine for one season.

But, again, Liverpool are set to sign a central defender this summer regardless.

In terms of the rest of the team, you can’t convince us that any of the midfielders or forwards at Slot’s disposal could not have taken on the tactical nuances of Amorim’s system.
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