Jurgen Klopp’s right-hand man at Liverpool, Pep Ljinders, has revealed that he came close to joining Manchester United in 2013.
The Reds assistant had been wanted by Sir Alex Ferguson and then-No.2 Rene Meulensteen nearly a decade ago but the former’s retirement months later scuppered the opportunity.
Ljinders instead arrived at Anfield for the 2014/15 season and worked with the Under-16s while Brendan Rodgers was in charge. The now-Leicester boss took an interest in the work he was doing with the youth team and was subsequently asked onto the first-team coaching staff in his second year.
