Jamie Carragher believes that Michael Edwards' return to Liverpool would not have been possible if Jurgen Klopp had remained in charge beyond this season.
"What's really interesting here is Michael Edwards, the sporting director, was there at the start with Klopp but they've obviously fallen out for whatever reason and a lot of his team have moved on," Carragher said on the Stick to Football podcast.
"As soon as Klopp's gone it's like the band are back together. It's obvious something has happened behind the scenes. The owners FSG felt it was more important to get that structure back rather than who the next manager is.
"There is no way Michael Edwards is coming back and not having all the power to run this club. He's not even in the same role, he's in a bigger role as they're going to try and buy other clubs.
"My worry going forward is that the manager, whoever they bring in will just be a coach."
Edwards has agreed to take a role at FSG and has invited Richard Hughes as a sporting director. The latter is leading a change to find Klopp's successor — and it does not look like the new coach will have the same influence as the current boss.
