When manager Matt Beard took charge of Liverpool Women for a second time in May 2021, it wasn’t the first time he was tasked with completing a huge turnaround at the club.
Ahead of his second spell on Merseyside last year, the Reds were still battling in the Championship after a disappointing first season in the second division. It was his job to get them back onto the big stage and he duly delivered as they secured promotion last term.
In 2012, after three years at Chelsea, Beard was brought to Liverpool for the 2013 and 2014 campaigns and he needed to turn a team struggling at the bottom of the table, into title contenders. After the Women’s Super League was established in 2010, Liverpool finished rock bottom in both 2011 and 2012, while Arsenal continued their dominance as Champions for the ninth year running.
