The job was eventually given to Zac Foley, who was academy football operations manager and pre-academy manager at Blackburn Rovers.
Yunus Lunat, representing Mr Farooq, argued that his client’s experience managing a catering contract at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and previous roles as a team liaison officer for the Football Association were not given proper consideration due to racial “stereotyping”.
However Anisa Niaz-Dickinson, representing Liverpool FC, pointed out that three non-white people, including two of mixed Asian and white heritage, had been shortlisted and interviewed for the job.
The tribunal had heard there was an initial “sifting” process where both Mr Farooq’s and Mr Foley’s applications were rejected due to their salary demands.
However the process was restarted after the club’s preferred candidate turned the job offer down and both men were back in the frame.
Mr Farooq’s application was again dismissed.