Football is all about timing and that is proven by how things are faring with Thomas Tuchel and how far away he is from the Liverpool manager's job.

Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season and the talk is now around who will replace the German in the Anfield dugout.

With Bayer Leverkusen flying at the top of the Bundesliga, Xabi Alonso's name has been talked about more than most, as sources have told HITC Football.

When Steve Nicol was asked how he would feel if Thomas Tuchel became Liverpool's manager instead of Xabi Alonso, he simply just wasn't having it, as he told ESPN.

The Liverpool legend stated that there is 'zero' chance that is going to happen, as he simply pointed towards the performances of Bayern Munich this season.

The German giants have won 11 titles in a row, but after losing to Vfl Bbochum on Sunday, their third consecutive loss, they are now eight points behind leaders Leverkusen.

It wasn't so long ago that Thomas Tuchel was winning the Champions League in the colours of Chelsea.

If Jurgen Klopp had left Liverpool at that time, then his counterpart would have been top of many people's lists, but not anymore.

Thomas Tuchel at Liverpool "Oh no," responded Nicol on if Tuchel replaced Klopp instead of Alonso. "I wouldn't be happy. Have you seen Bayern play this year? Right there you go, that's all you need to do.

"You want percentages. Zero!"

The German club are facing the prospect of going trophyless this season, which is just staggering for a team that wins trophies in their sleep.

Harry Kane must be thinking he has the worst luck in the world because he is facing another season without a trophy.

Unless Leverkusen produce the biggest of all slip-ups or Bayern turn things around massively in the Champions League, then Liverpool's next potential boss might be heading to Anfield as the champion of Germany and dethroning the might of Bayern.