 Murtagh is currently the first team fitness coach at Liverpool.Murtagh started his senior career with Ballymena United and Crusaders before joining Scottish League club "Hearts" on a two-year contract in 2003.He made no appearances for Hearts and joined Raith Rovers on loan in January 2005, where he made eleven first-team appearances in the remainder of the 2004–05 season in the Scottish First Division.