Who’s that on the bench?

Liverpool and Manchester United clash at Anfield on Monday night, live on Sky Sports – but there are more than just the 22 players on the pitch involved in the action.

Both Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho will have a talented bunch of players on the bench to call upon should they need to during the match. And they’ll also have expert coaching and medical staff by their side in the dugout. 

Here, we take you through the line-ups off the field. From ‘the Eye’ and ‘the Brain’ to Mourinho’s ‘successor’, see who will be sitting on the Liverpool and Manchester United benches on Monday Night Football…

Liverpool

Manager Jurgen Klopp: The boss rarely spends much time in his dugout seat. Expect him to be prowling the touchline at Anfield on Monday night. 

First assistant Zeljko Buvac: Klopp’s right-hand man played with him at Mainz, and then went on to act as the manager’s assistant at the club, before following him to Borussia Dortmund and now Liverpool. He’s known as ‘the Brain’, due to his tactical knowledge. 

Second assistant Peter Krawietz: Klopp’s chief scout at Mainz has also followed him through his progression to Liverpool via Borussia Dortmund. Nicknamed ‘the Eye’, Krawietz – who never played football professionally – is an expert analyst. 

Goalkeeping coach John Achterberg: The Dutchman joined the club in 2009 from Tranmere and has been working with Liverpool’s first-team goalkeepers since the summer of 2011.  “He’s one of the hardest-working people I’ve ever met,” Klopp said of Achterberg. “He works as a coach 25 hours a day.”

Head of fitness and conditioning Andreas Kornmayer: Klopp’s lookalike on the bench is German Kornmayer, who joined the club in July 2016 …

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