| Updated: 12:00 EDT, 21 June 2025
There was a knock at the door and Arne Slot opened it.
The man standing behind it was a suited-and-booted Glasweigan chap and he walked in, chunky ring-binder under arm ready for his host to stick the kettle on or pour a bottle of red, looking like a teacher about to give a lesson.
In many respects, he did. The opening scene in Zwolle, Netherlands in spring 2024 is slightly reimagined but it is based on a true story.
Richard Hughes is our aforementioned lead character, still officially working at the Vitality Stadium at this point but for all intents and purposes the man with the keys to the day-to-day running of football operations at Liverpool.