Xabi Alonso revealed who should replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool back in 2017. Xabi Alonso might be the front-runner to replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, but the current Bayer Leverkusen boss once tipped former team-mate Steven Gerrard as the German’s successor. Among those tipping him for the role was ex-team-mate Alonso, who believed Gerrard, at least at the time, had all the attributes to replace Klopp. “For sure he has all the attributes to become a big manager and a Liverpool manager one day. Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso were teammates together at Liverpool.
