Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso appeared to take a leaf out of Jurgen Klopp's book by celebrating with his entire coaching staff after beating Bayern Munich.
Leverkusen won 3-0 at home to Bayern and are now five points clear of their opponents at the top of the Bundesliga.
Former Liverpool midfielder Alonso has been heavily linked with the Anfield job after Jurgen Klopp announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.
Klopp has often given his coaching staff credit following important victories and Alonso did likewise after Bayer's win.
Alonso's side prevailed courtesy of goals from Josip Stanisic, Alex Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong.
After the game Alonso made sure that his coaching staff joined him in celebrating with the club's fans.
Alonso has received much praise for the work that he has done since being appointed as Bayer Leverkusen boss in October 2022.
If he was to win the Bundesliga title this season - ending Bayern's dominance of having won the league eleven times in a row - Alonso's stock would rise even higher.
As a player Alonso was at Liverpool between 2004 and 2009. He won the Champions League and the FA Cup during his time at the club.
One Liverpool fan suggested that it's inevitable Alonso will return to the club.
They wrote: 'Gesture like this make me think that he knows we are all watching him like he’s being interviewed already.'
Another added: 'Bring this man to Liverpool immediately'.
One fan suggested that Alonso's appointment is: 'Signed, sealed, delivered.'
Another claimed that Alonso is the 'ideal successor' to Klopp at Liverpool. They wrote: 'What a manager, what a man. As a leader there are many resemblances to Klopp. This *is* the ideal Klopp successor at Liverpool.'
In addition, another fan wrote: 'Bring him home is right! Be mad not to sign Xabi up he’s the right man for the job!'.
ishti
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Leverkusen was a joy to watch yesterday. They thoroughly dominated Bayern. Wow Xavi Alonso has built some team and they play fantastic football.
SonicSynchro
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He came, champed & conquered
ruhadmptyz
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Liverpool will kill his career
rahmonjago
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Pep players starting to dominate football 🔥🔥🔥🔥
jojo88
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This guy should just ignore Liverpool & still focus on his development @least a season with this ppl again, things might not be well with d Liverpool team if he eventually takes over & those giving him accolades are d same set of ppl that will curse him
josilva877
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Kane is the curse Man, now I believe success and hardworking are not working together most times, imagine Harry Kane with almost 30goals in just 6months in Bayern Munich, with all these hardworking one club from Budesliga3 just send them away in DFB Poker and now league is about to say goodbye, Harry Kane need deliverance going to 300goal with out a spoon talkless of tra. in my on opinion I value some underrated players more than Harry Kane e.g Betrand won UCL with Chelsea 2012, Vardy won 2014 EPL, even Gilmour, Mount,pulisic,Werner the goal musser etc won UCL 2021 with Chelsea, even Abraham UCL and uefa conference cup. I value my Osimhen more than Kane he won Serie A with Napoli, by God grace another one is coming for Osimhen tomorrow AFCON. is better you have low goals and achieve alot, go ask Fernando Torres, he had low scoring rate at Chelsea but on the day of final Torres is the one that work for only corner Chelsea used to make it equal with Bayern Munich, Wener is not good he won UCL, UEFA super cup and world club cup. achievement is the best.
Emperor10
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Xabi is better than Xavi
Bigmamajoe
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Kane is the curse Man, now I believe success and hardworking are not working together most times, imagine Harry Kane with almost 30goals in just 6months in Bayern Munich, with all these hardworking one club from Budesliga3 just send them away in DFB Poker and now league is about to say goodbye, Harry Kane need deliverance going to 300goal with out a spoon talkless of tra. in my on opinion I value some underrated players more than Harry Kane e.g Betrand won UCL with Chelsea 2012, Vardy won 2014 EPL, even Gilmour, Mount,pulisic,Werner the goal musser etc won UCL 2021 with Chelsea, even Abraham UCL and uefa conference cup. I value my Osimhen more than Kane he won Serie A with Napoli, by God grace another one is coming for Osimhen tomorrow AFCON. is better you have low goals and achieve alot, go ask Fernando Torres, he had low scoring rate at Chelsea but on the day of final Torres is the one that work for only corner Chelsea used to make it equal with Bayern Munich, Wener is not good he won UCL, UEFA super cup and world club cup. achievement is the best.
Trophies doesn’t make a players career. Harry Kane will always be remembered as one of the greats