Micheal Edwards will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, see the top 5 players he signed including Salah and Van Dijk

The success of football clubs are not only dependent on things we see, they are mostly decided behind the scenes. The success of Liverpool in the last 10 years will not be complete without talking about one man - Michael Edwards, the transfer guru who was their sporting director.

Edwards spent 10 years as Liverpool's sporting director and announced he will stepped down at the end of the season amid rumours Newcastle United are interested in signing him up as they continue to build up a technical team after their Saudi takeover.

He signed some of the best players in history and their best players in the modern era, but the five most important players he signed were the ones who contributed to their sixth UEFA Champions League title and their first Premier League title in 30 years.

The attacking trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino including goalkeeper Alisson Becker and giant defender Virgil Van Dijk were all signed by Edwards and he also masterminded the sale of Luis Suarez and Phillipe Coutinho to Barcelona.