Let's imagine Liverpool as a game of Jenga. For the last eight-and-a-half years, the club has been a formidable tower of stability. Now, with the upcoming departure of Jurgen Klopp and several other key components of the club’s make-up, there is a risk the whole structure becomes shaky.
The foundations are still solid. Mike Gordon and Fenway Sports Group are sound owners and chief executive Billy Hogan is a safe pair of hands. The players are top-quality, with a thriving academy in a purple patch of production.
But Klopp leaving was not the only piece to be pulled out of the tower on Friday.