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Champions League final: Carlo Ancelotti has plenty of history with Liverpool

Football is littered with fascinating sliding doors moments and 'what ifs.'

Try this one - what if Carlo Ancelotti had been appointed manager of Liverpool in the autumn of 2015 instead of Jurgen Klopp? Would the Reds have enjoyed such a successful few years?

Given the Italian's outstanding record of delivering silverware at every club he's managed, you'd have to say there was a fair chance of him winning something.

Carlo Ancelotti poses with the 'This is Anfield' sign when Real Madrid played Liverpool there in 2014. The Italian was considered for the Liverpool job before Jurgen Klopp was appointed
Ancelotti is still haunted by the events of the 2005 Champions League final in Istanbul - when his AC Milan side surrendered a three-goal lead to lose on penalties to Liverpool
Some demons were slayed when Milan beat Liverpool in the 2007 final - but not all

But would Ancelotti have done such an excellent job of building Liverpool up from the relative low point they found themselves in back then to the irresistible force they are today?