Steven Gerrard reaching for a stiff drink, on Thursday night the two managers must also face monumental play-off matches which will determine if there’s a place for them in the group stages of this season’s Europa League.
At a time when money can seldom have been tighter, there will be a lot more than just their managerial reputations on the line.
As if they did not have enough to be getting on with, now they must shoulder the added responsibility of trying to pull a financial rabbit out of the hat at a time of unprecedented crisis.
If, for example, the cost of failing to deliver a fist full of UEFA’s euros had to be offset by the late sale of an Odsonne Edouard or a Ryan Kent then it could have a game changing effect on their respective.
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