It was thought that the Blaugrana might hire the former Spain international's mentor, Marcelo Bielsa, to replace him at the helm, but they have instead gone for his right-hand man

Donovan has spent two of the last three winters in Liverpool, England and wants a return. This time it should be a permanent move.

The USA international claims that he "misses" the Merseyside club, with which he has enjoyed two separate loan spells during the MLS close season in recent years.

The midfielder is doing his utmost to ease the pressure on the Blaugrana's new boss, insisting he should not be constantly compared with the man he is replacing at the helm

Never afraid to try out new innovations, MLS is hoping to gain worldwide attention by becoming one of the first adopters of goal-line technology

The politician, who was succeeded by Sandro Rosell in 2010, has attacked those now running the Catalan club for allegedly failing to give the Blaugrana legend their full support

It turned out to be a happy parting for the veteran striker, who answered his summons from the bench with a late goal to complete the Rossoneri turnaround.

The 42-year-old Figueres native has served as the former Spain international's right-hand man since they assumed control of the Blaugrana's B team in 2007