Pedro Chirivella has issued his thoughts following Neil Critchley’s departure from Liverpool.

The Reds midfielder – who has spent most of the campaign playing under Critchley in the Reds’ U23 ranks – took to his official Twitter account to share a message after the 41-year-old left Anfield to take up the role of Head Coach at Blackpool.

Critchley would usually be in the shadows given his role, but Jurgen Klopp shone the spotlight on him twice this season when vacating the touchline for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup quarter-final tie against Aston Villa, and then again for the club’s FA Cup fourth round encounter with Shrewsbury.

Liverpool lost 5-0 to Aston Villa while Klopp, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and others were on Club World Cup duty, although Critchley achieved perhaps his finest moment as a coach when he recorded a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury at Anfield.

Chirivella – who has made 11 first-team appearances for Liverpool – shared his heartfelt thoughts on Critchley following his exit, which you can see below:

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