Mikel Arteta attempted "crazy" Liverpool approach to form dream Arsenal coaching team

Van de Beek determined to prove himself again under new Man Utd boss ten Hag

F1 preview: A lap of the French Grand Prix

Premier League transfer update

Chelsea beaten on penalties by Charlotte: Darren Lewis' verdict

Prince William visits Dulwich Hamlet FC with Peter Crouch

Erik ten Hag discusses Cristiano Ronaldo's future

De Jong quizzed on Man Utd transfer links in June

Simon Bird reports from end of Newcastle's Austrian training camp

Kane heaps praise on Antonio Conte for impact at Tottenham

Sky Sports' David Prutton gives verdict on how Championship new boys will fare

Man Utd train in Perth rain ahead of Aston Villa friendly

PFA survey reveals footballers' mental health struggles during lockdown

Sadio Mane unveiled as Bayern Munich player after leaving Liverpool

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.

"Mikel Arteta had asked me to be his assistant manager when he was preparing for his new step into management," Lijnders explained in his book, I ntensity: Inside Liverpool FC - Our Identity , published by Reach Sport. "We were together years earlier on the Pro Licence course.

"His request came out of