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Long-serving Liverpool Academy coach Mike Garrity has parted company with the club.

The under-23s assistant boss has left the Reds as part of an extensive summer reshuffle at Kirkby.

Garrity, who served as interim under-23s manager for the second half of the 2016/17 season following the exit of Michael Beale, worked across a number of age groups.

Back in 2009, he was tasked with overseeing the under-6 to under-11 age groups as well as being the lead coach for the under-9s. He progressed up the ranks and worked with the under-18s before moving up to the under-23s.

Garrity won’t be replaced as Liverpool look to streamline their Academy staff this summer. Neil Critchley will remain as under-23s boss for the 2018/19 campaign but he will no longer have an assistant.

Liverpool are close to filling a number of vacancies following Steven Gerrard’s departure to Rangers. The Kop legend took head of coaching for the foundation phase Michael Beale, under-18s assistant Tom Culshaw and fitness coach Jordan Milsom with him to Ibrox.

The Reds will have Gerrard’s successor as under-18s boss in place for the start of pre-season but that age group will no longer have an assistant manager.