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17:00, 06 Apr 2026, updated 17:00, 06 Apr 2026 By OLIVER HOLT, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER

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It is usual, after a club has enjoyed a sustained period of success under a talented, charismatic, populist manager, for that club to enter a period of decline and disarray when that manager leaves.

Manchester United are still dealing with the aftershocks of the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson 13 years after he left. Arsenal struggled to move on from Arsene Wenger and are only now challenging for the title again.

Liverpool know all about this syndrome, too. They achieved unprecedented success through the Boot Room years with a series of managers brought up together in the traditions...