Liverpool are a better match for Roberto de Zerbi than Manchester United, according to football pundit Perry Groves.
The Italian manager has been linked to a number of jobs as some of the biggest clubs in the world are looking for a new manager.
Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will be losing their managers in the summer and all of them need a new one to take charge of the club. While Erik ten Hag’s job at Old Trafford is under heavy scrutiny.
Brighton manager De Zerbi has been linked with moves to all those clubs after his impressive showing with the Premier League club has attracted interest.
Groves believes that De Zerbi would be more comfortable at Anfield, though, saying that De Zerbi is a perfect successor to Jurgen Klopp because of his play style and hearty demeanor.
“I think he fits Liverpool more than Man United,” Perry Groves, a two-time league champion with Arsenal”, tells TalkSPORT.
“The football is front-foot, attacking. (Similar to) Jurgen Klopp’s mayhem football. And you look at what he’s done for Brighton. Sixth in the Premier League, get them into the Europa League and win that (group) at a canter.
“He improves players individually. Alexis Mac Allister (now at Liverpool), Moises Caicedo, Leandro Trossard, Billy Gilmour. Pascal Gross has improved from (the age of) 30. Solly March was brilliant.
“That massive character he has, that’s what Jurgen Klopp has. So I think he fits Liverpool more than Manchester United.”
The style of football that De Zerbi plays, the way his team opens up opponents and the way they pass and press is something that has impressed football clubs around the world.
He is currently one of the most in-demand managers right now in the game.
After Graham Potter’s departure from Brighton, it looked like any incoming manager would have a tough job replacing Potter. But De Zerbi has gone even further than Brighton’s former manager in taking the club to new heights.
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