Alonso deflects Liverpool coaching question ahead of Anfield return

Xabi Alonso did not rule out a return to Anfield as a coach ahead of Leverkusen's UCL clash with Liverpool

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00:00Javi, obviously there were links with you when Jürgen decided that he was going to

00:05leave Liverpool Football Club. Would it ever come into your ambition to come back here

00:09at some point in a coaching capacity?

00:11Well, let's talk about the game tomorrow. I think it's more interesting than my future.

00:16We have a big one with great players from both sides, from Liverpool, from us as well.

00:21Really looking forward to that. That's what's in my head.

00:25It does feel like it's one of those big European ties. You're unbeaten in the Champions League,

00:29Liverpool have a 100 per cent record.

00:31For us it's a big challenge to come here. Probably Liverpool at the moment is one of

00:36the best, if not the best, teams in Europe. They are showing that in the Champions League,

00:41they are showing that in a very, very strong Premier League. Good squad, good coach. Playing

00:47at Anfield, it's a big challenge but I think that all of us are looking forward to it.

00:51For sure the players and let's see what happens tomorrow.