Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta attempted to convince Pep Lijnders to join him as his number two, the Liverpool assistant manager has revealed.
Dutch coach Lijnders is currently in his second spell at Anfield. He joined the club when Brendan Rodgers was manager and remained part of Jurgen Klopp's team, briefly leaving for a stint as NEC Nijmegen manager before returning to Merseyside in 2018.
Lijnders and Arteta knew one another from their time together getting their coaching badges and the Arsenal boss was keen to bring the 39-year-old along when starting out in management. And Lijnders has shed more light on the discussions in an extract from his new book.
