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With Jurgen Klopp expected to walk away from Liverpool in 2024, former Reds favourite Phil Thompson has identified Steven Gerrard as the "natural fit" to take over when the German moves on.

Klopp has never been one to shy away from sharing his future plans, and while he has left the door open for a longer stay, he has also been setting the club up to thrive when he's gone. Part of that success will require the right choice of successor, though, and Thompson has pointed to Gerrard - as well as Klopp's right-hand man Pep Lijnders - as potential future bosses at Anfield.

"Nothing has changed and if I decide to [leave] in 2024 it'll be nothing to do with the quality of the squad," Klopp said at the start of the month. "All we do is for the long term. This club must be even better when I am not here anymore. That's the plan."

“I think he would be [a big draw] and you can see him as a natural fit. Obviously you have got to earn the right," Thompson told The ECHO when asked about Gerrard's suitability.

“Obviously Jurgen was at Mainz, was at