Vitor Matos, one of Jurgen Klopp‘s right-hand men at Liverpool, has been named as the “leading contender” to take charge of a surprise Championship club.Vitor Matos could be on the moveAfter being linked with the Swansea manager’s job on Monday, Tuesday saw Matos emerge as the favourite for the role.According to talkSPORT‘s chief football correspondent, Alex Crook, the 37-year-old is now the “leading contender” after Swansea’s top target, Kim Hellberg, reportedly agreed a move to Middlesbrough instead.Hellberg is currently manager of Swedish club Hammarby who are second in the Allsvenskan.This means Steven Gerrard won’t be taking over from Rob Edwards at the Riverside, having previously been linked with a return to management.At the moment, Matos is managing Maritimo in the Portuguese second division, where he joined as manager after working on Pep Lijnders’ staff at Red Bull Salzburg for fewer than six months.Before arriving at Liverpool, where he served as development coach from 2019 until 2024, the Portuguese earned his stripes as a youth coach at Porto.Now he is looking to become the boss instead of an assistant.Today’s Liverpool FC News• Wataru Endo has said he is “not completely satisfied” with his lack of minutes at club and international level – he played in just one of Japan’s two games this week despite being captain• After missing the majority of 2025 with a back injury, This Is Anfield understands left-back Luke Chambers could be in line for a return before the end of the year• Liverpool Women captain and defender Grace Fisk has been named in the upcoming England squad – she has been called up once before but is yet to win a capElsewhere in the football world today• Gabriel‘s injury could cause him to miss a minimum of four weeks, with sources indicating the Arsenal man’s absence could stretch to January (BBC Sport)• Man United‘s Benjamin Sesko should miss a month at most, report Sky Sports, following a knee injury picked up against Tottenham• Norwich have appointed former Rangers boss Philippe Clement as their head coach – it is a a three-and-a-half-year contractGet our Liverpool FC roundups like this one to your inbox every evening!An informative, tongue-in-cheek roundup of the day’s events at LFC and the wider football world.Read all our build-up and previews on the This Is Anfield app for iPhone and Android. There'll also be reaction, analysis and videos after full-time. Click here to get it for free.