For a considerable amount of time last season there was the feeling that Liverpool had lost a major part of what had made them such a force in recent years.
The manager remained, the key players largely remained, but amid the backdrop of a mooted sale of the club by owners Fenway Sports Group which swiftly turned into a hunt for investment in the club via the sale of equity to a minority partner, key personnel behind the scenes had begun to depart.
Michael Edwards’ exit seemed to fire the starter’s pistol, with his successor Julian Ward announcing that he would be stepping down at the end of this season, just a year into the role.
