Liverpool’s director of communications left his post on Friday, a month after claims emerged that he threatened a blogger who had been writing about the club on Twitter.
Former journalist Jen Chang, who had only been in the post for six months, was accused by Liverpool supporter Sean Cummins of threatening him during a meeting between the two men.
Cummins, who set up a Twitter account under the fictional name Duncan Jenkins, said Chang had wrongly accused him of having a mole inside the club who was leaking information.
In October, Liverpool apologised to Cummins for Chang’s “inappropriate treatment” during their meeting in Manchester.
On Friday, a Liverpool spokesman said: “Jen Chang has left Liverpool Football Club by mutual consent and has returned to the US for family reasons.
“We would like to thank Jen for his contribution to Liverpool Football Club during his time here and wish him well in his future career back in the US.
“Jen would like to thank everyone he has worked with during his time at Liverpool for their support and respect and wishes the club every success.”
Liverpool media chief steps down after blogger row
