Portuguese coach confirms he could be Liverpool's next manager

There's a former Liverpool coach who has confirmed with his actions he could be Jurgen Klopp's 2.0.

We talk a lot about Peter Krawietz or Pep Lijnders as the German manager's gurus during his time at the club. Who could also forget Zeljko Buvac?

Klopp's best asset was that he didn't just realise potential in players; he also brought the right people to work around him.

It's backed up by the fact that his former assistants have gone onto become successful elsewhere in their careers. Lijnders may not have worked out at Salzburg but he's doing an excellent job unfortunately, as assistant to Pep Guardiola.

Ultimately, he's not the only one.

There's also Vitor Matos, who is back in English football and who is proving he could be yet another Klopp disciple who goes onto have a very successful career in the game.

The 37-year-old Portuguese manager spent almost five years at Liverpool in a role that involved working in the academy before being promoted to the first-team.

During that time he developed a close relationship with Klopp and learnt a lot from the German.

Since leaving Liverpool, Matos has embarked on a managerial career. He started out managing Maritimo in Portugal, where he did well enough to catch the attention of Swansea City.

The Welsh Championship side hired Matos in November and he's been tasked with turning the club's dire situation around.

Swansea were hoping to be fighting for promotion but right now with the club in disarray they are closer to relegation.

Steadying that ship is not an easy task.

Matos looks like he is made for it though. The former Liverpool coach lost his first two games very narrowly but he has since gone onto win both of his subsequent two games.

It's the first time in the entire season Swansea have won two games in a row in the Championship, and what was more telling of Matos was not the two results but his team talk after the game in the dressing room.

Swansea shared a clip of him praising his players on their social media channels and the way Matos spoke and behaved was so eerily familiar to Klopp.

It makes you wonder whether he could be a Klopp 2.0. In fact if Matos continues on this coaching path, it feels like he is almost destined to return to Anfield as well.

Having been there and won it all, and experienced what it means to represent Liverpool, he's someone to keep a close eye on. Not now but in the future his name could easily be popping up as a potential heir to Arne Slot and as someone who could continue Klopp's legacy at the club.

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