‘Becoming Liverpool manager was a surprise. I loved that camaraderie in the dressing room - but suddenly, you become the manager and feel things clam up when you enter the room’ Kenny Dalglish on becoming Liverpool boss

Kenny Dalglish.

In recent years, the player-manager role has become something of a relic in English football.

The modern-day structure of most clubs means that the thought of one individual being responsible for training the team, picking the team and then playing for the team is an alien concept for many.