5 possible replacements for Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool

# Eddie Howe

Eddie Howe is the sixth longest-serving boss in the English League.

Aged just 40, Eddie Howe is regarded as one of the brightest English managers in the game today, and this homegrown appeal would doubtless appeal to Liverpool fans, who have not seen a local manager take the hot seat at Anfield since Roy Hodgson departed in 2011.

Such is the extent of Howe’s success with Bournemouth, who he led to the Premier League for the first time in their history during the 2014-15 season, he was named Football League Manager of the Decade, while he is also the sixth longest-serving boss in the English League and second in the top flight to only Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.

His success has been no flash in the pan, either. Not only did he lead the Cherries, on a relatively modest budget, to the top flight, he has set about keeping them there. Indeed, last term they finished in the top half of the table – an almost unthinkable achievement.

Although things are not going so smoothly this time around – Bournemouth find themselves 14th in the standings – his side are still well positioned to avoid the drop and further establish themselves among the country’s elite.

Howe, therefore, has a good deal going for him, yet the big clubs are typically reticent to take any risks with regards their managerial appointments and his lack of top-level experience could count against him.